As the sun sets this Friday evening your CWA District 9 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement that is believed to improve the working standards for all members that are covered within this contract. A special thanks to all the members, district mobilizers, local mobilizers and local officers, that participated in mobilizing activities that helped make this agreement a reality. We have listed the highlights of this agreement below.

Base Wages:

Increase of 10.75% for all Titles in the West Agreement over the life time of the Contract:

3.0% effective 4/5/2020

3.0% effective 4/4/2021

2.25% effective 4/3/2022

2.50% effective 4/2/2023

Pension:

1.0% increase each year of the agreement to Pension Bands, effective Jan 1 of each year, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Healthcare:

• Maintained Traditional Healthcare Plan with the cost share of 29% for the term of the agreement. Moved 2009, 2012 & 2016 new hire employees in to the “Current Employee Plan, resulting in lower out of pocket costs for these individuals and families”

• Kaiser Plan Option retained at the current Cost Share rate of 22%

Appendix E Improvements:

• Increase Layoff Allowance from 6 weeks to 8 weeks

• Increase Layoff Notification from 3 weeks to 4 weeks

• Eliminate Split Workdays

• AUTs access increased for laid off employees from 12 months to 18 months

• Priority Rehire to ANY title in the CBA

• Overtime list provided monthly to the CWA Locals

Other Improvements:

• Improvements to the VSB Process (Article 2)

• Secured 100 jobs to be placed in AUTS for California/Nevada

• Added Nanodegrees to tuition aid

• Clarification letter for documentation MOA

• Enhanced relocation benefits

• Meal Allowance increase from $9.00 to $10.00

Maintained:

• Success Sharing Plan, 401K Plan, ALL overtime provisions, Neutrality, card check and successorship language, Pooling of Titles MOA,

In Solidarity,

 

District 9 Bargaining Team

 

Art Gonzalez, CWA Local 9511

 

Jason Hall, CWA Local 9423

 

John Miller, CWA Local 9421

 

Lou Mondragon, CWA Local 9416

 

Lynn Johnson, Area Director District 9

 

Domonique Thomas, Assistant to the Vice President District 9