CWA Reaches Agreement With Frontier, Launches $500K Ad Campaign
About 2,000 Communications Workers of America members in California reached agreement with Frontier, after a strike over alleged subcontracting that violated a collective bargaining agreement, CWA said Thursday (see 2208190037). Frontier "committed to take significant steps to adhere to the…
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limits of subcontracting set in the collective bargaining agreement," the union said. It's "a huge victory," said CWA Local 9510 Executive Vice President Kenny Williams. "Although the issues relating to this grievance are resolved, we are still fighting for a new contract," said CWA District 9 Vice President Frank Arce. CWA also launched a $500,000 advertising campaign on Frontier's use of subcontracting in Connecticut, Texas and California. “Instead of using its clean slate to provide more good-paying jobs with healthcare and retirement benefits, Frontier is using its second chance to divest its workers,” said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Frontier's "blatant disregard for their union workers is completely unacceptable." Frontier didn't comment. Also Thursday, CWA District 9 received a $5.8 million Department of Labor's apprenticeship grant to partner with the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District to "expand its apprenticeship training programs for fiber technicians at its existing training center in San Jose and three additional sites" across California.