CWA/CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT - Bargaining Report #3

After lengthy formal bargaining sessions, the Communications Workers of America and Consolidated Communications have reached a Tentative Agreement. Listed below are some of the highlights of the agreement:

• Significant Base Wage Increase

• Improved Differentials

• Improved language for the Common Interest Forum

• Improved Job Vacancy

• Improved Grievance and Arbitration Language

• Improved Work Schedules Differential for Non-Consecutive

• Improved Overtime/Premium Pay

• Improved On-Call Language

• Improved Night Differential

• Improved Overtime Scheduling

• Improve Compensation Article

• New Annual Performance Bonus

• Improved Health and Safety Article

• New language for Training Differential

• Improved Language for Meetings

• Sunday Premium Pay

• Improved Seniority Language

• Responsible Union Company Relationship

• Improved Leave of Absence – Bereavement

• Participative Management Employee Involvement

• Improved Employment Classifications

• Improved Lay-Off Language

• Protected Grandfather Clause for Protected employees

We would like to thank every one of our CWA members for your continued support and words of encouragement. You are the best!

Your CWA Bargaining Committee believes we negotiated a Fair and Just tentative agreement and we strongly recommend Ratification.

Plans are to hold a contract explanation meeting tomorrow. Details will be posted as soon as they are finalized.

UNITED WE BARGAIN……………………DIVIDED WE BEG!!!!!!