FairPoint Final Bargaining Report

 

The Union and the Company met Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, 2015, to negotiate a new contract.  We are pleased to announce that we reached a tentative agreement this morning on a new four (4) year contract.  The highlights are as follows: Section 9Layoff and Recall, add “2 years” to existing language. Section 26Vacations, add “Federal or State Regulations” to existing language. Section 30Customer Experience Metrics, Delete language. Section 39Entry Wage, See Section 40. Section 40Wages, Establish a new wage scale and wage increases that total      12.42% overall for the life of the agreement. Section 48Duration, this is a four (4) year contract, July 11, 2015, through July 10, 2019. Your bargaining committee unanimously recommends ratification. In Solidarity, A.J. VillegasScott GordonGreg Andrews CWA RepresentativeExecutive BoardSteward

The Union and the Company met Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, 2015, to negotiate a new contract.  We are pleased to announce that we reached a tentative agreement this morning on a new four (4) year contract.  The highlights are as follows:

Section 9Layoff and Recall, add “2 years” to existing language.

Section 26Vacations, add “Federal or State Regulations” to existing language.

Section 30Customer Experience Metrics, Delete language.

Section 39Entry Wage, See Section 40.

Section 40Wages, Establish a new wage scale and wage increases that total      12.42% overall for the life of the agreement.

Section 48Duration, this is a four (4) year contract, July 11, 2015, through July 10, 2019.

Your bargaining committee unanimously recommends ratification.

In Solidarity,

A.J. VillegasScott GordonGreg Andrews

CWA RepresentativeExecutive BoardSteward