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LUMEN Bargaining Report #4

Your Union Bargaining Committee met this morning with the company. We discussed an announcement that was sent to the Union after hours on yesterday regarding the sale of the Arkansas Bargaining Unit to a company called Apollo the announcement the Lumen was selling all CenturyLink in district 6 to Apollo Global Management. We advised the company that this announcement has drastically changed the Union’s approach with respect to bargaining. With a lot of retrogression on the table from the company

LUMEN Bargaining Report #4

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Lumen Bargaining Report #3

The Union and Company met today in joint sessions to thoroughly go over the company and Union proposals. The Union questioned the company on many of their proposals. The company is going to provide a presentation regarding the pension on tomorrow. The company has many retrogressive proposals on the table. We are doing our due diligence in asking the company for documentation to justify their need for their proposals. We resume full committee negotiations tomorrow but your committee will still

Lumen Bargaining Report #3

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Lumen Bargaining report #2

The Company and the Union met again today. The Union passed 20 proposals to the company regarding wages, hours of work and working conditions that we compiled from the bargaining surveys received. The union is reviewing the company's proposals and getting questions and information requests ready to evaluate the company's proposals. We are scheduled to resume negotiations next Tuesday. We ask that you all be ready to mobilize and stay united during this process. The contract expires August 15.

Lumen Bargaining report #2

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Lumen Bargaining Report #1

Today the Union and Lumen met to kick off the 2021 bargaining. Both sides gave their opening statements as well as the company passing their proposals for the Union to review. Your Union Bargaining Committee will be going over every proposal the company passed. Both sides will meet again tomorrow, Wednesday, July 28th. Remember to tell your manager that you want a fair and just contract.

Lumen Bargaining Report #1