Hawaiian Telcom said its union-represented employees voted to ratify a...
Hawaiian Telcom said its union-represented employees voted to ratify a five-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will take effect Wednesday. Hawaiian Telcom and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1357 leaders announced they had reached an agreement on the…
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CBA Dec. 14, and the IBEW held a mail-in vote on ratification over the following two weeks, Hawaiian Telcom said Friday. The CBA includes guaranteed annual wage increases, a 401(k) matching program and a fixed-percentage employee contribution to health insurance premiums, Hawaiian Telcom said (http://xrl.us/bn8cau). The agreement comes months after the National Labor Relations Board’s appeal office “conclusively” dismissed an unfair labor practices charge the IBEW filed against Hawaiian Telcom after the company implemented Last, Best and Final Offer employment terms last year (CD Aug 30 p11).