CWA Members Ratify Contracts with Verizon

On March 27, members in CWA District 1 and CWA District 2-13 voted to ratify contract extensions at Verizon, Verizon Wireless Retail, and Verizon Wireless Tech. IBEW New England, IBEW New York, and IBEW New Jersey, who bargain alongside CWA, also overwhelmingly ratified their agreements. The new agreements will cover members until August 3, 2030.

Both contracts deliver wage increases, increases to pension band values, more work for the bargaining unit, a significant number of new CWA-represented jobs, and a continuation of the work-from-home agreement with no givebacks.

“This agreement moves us forward in meaningful ways,” said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor, “particularly in continuing to tear down the barriers that the company has put up between wireline and wireless and overall bringing more members into our bargaining units. I’m very pleased to be able to welcome CWA members in New York from Frontier Communications into the Verizon bargaining unit. This agreement isn’t the end of our work; it’s a very strong step in the right direction, and as always, we will continue the fight.”

In CWA District 2-13, the contract extension continues gains won in previous bargaining and includes the transition of Frontier Pennsylvania members into the Mid-Atlantic agreement.

CWA District 2-13 Vice President Mike Davis’s message to members: “On behalf of the CWA Bargaining Committee, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the leadership and members of Locals throughout District 2-13 for their active participation, historic overwhelming yes vote, and unwavering support during this critical process. Together, we are stronger!”

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.