Members of CWA and IBEW ratified a 5-year contract with Verizon, ...
Members of CWA and IBEW ratified a 5-year contract with Verizon, the unions announced Wed. CWA, which represents 60,000 workers from Me. to Va., said 89% of its members had voted for the contract. IBEW, which represents 22,000 workers…
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in New England, N.Y. and Pa., said 90% of its members voted yes. CWA Pres. Morton Bahr said the contract was important because it achieved key goals of job security, maintaining the current quality of health care coverage and improving retirement security. CWA said separate agreements covering workers at Verizon Information Systems, Verizon Wireless and Verizon Connected Solutions were ratified with approval votes of 95%, 96% and 66% respectively. The settlement was reached Sept. 4.