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May 9, 2013

Bargaining Update

Bargaining with Flight Attendants, and CWAers in WV.

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Feb 7, 2013

Bargaining Update

Bargaining updates for February 7, 2013.

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Oct 11, 2012

Tough Bargaining Continues

CWA bargaining continues at CenturyLink, AT&T Mobility, the New York Times, and Frontier Communications.

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May 24, 2012

CWA: Frontier Should Put Resources into Customer Services, Not Executive Salaries

About 60 CWA activists from Frontier Communications were on hand for the company’s shareholder meeting in Stamford, Conn., raising objections to the telecom’s demands for big concessions and sacrifices from workers while top executive compensation is soaring.

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May 10, 2012

Frontier Shareholders Meeting

Yesterday's Shareholders meeting went really well. We had a good rally with about 60 people and then all went into the shareholders meeting.

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Oct 31, 2011

Annual Alliance Participant Satisfaction Survey

Each year The Alliance for Employee Growth and Development conducts a satisfaction survey from a sample of Alliance eligible participants from AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, and Avaya.

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Oct 3, 2011

FTR Investor Alert

Please click here for the September 2011 newsletter.

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Sep 19, 2011

Frontier - Play Fair with Your Workers!

Today, FTR co-sponsored the Summersville, WV, Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic. CWA members delivered a message to management with leaflets and an airplane banner flying over the course: PLAY FAIR WITH YOUR WORKERS!

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Aug 18, 2011

After Huge Bonuses, Frontier Execs Want Cutbacks from Workers

In a tune that's really getting old, Frontier Communications is pushing for big cuts from its CWA- and IBEW-represented workers after seeing fit to reward themselves with huge bonuses averaging 77 percent.

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Aug 12, 2011

Frontier workers take on Maggie’s e-mail to members

Attached is a leaflet put out by Local 2001, which is involved in bargaining with Frontier Communications in St. Mary's, WV, Local 2267 in Bluefield, WV and Local 3673 in Whittier, NC..

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Aug 1, 2011

Rally in West Virginia on July 28 in support of Frontier bargaining

There were CWA members from all across the state, both Legacy and Spinco (ex-Verizon) that attended, along with other International Unions, allies and Legislator.

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Jun 21, 2011

Tentative Agreement signed for Rochester Frontier Workers

CWA Local 1170 has announced a Tentative agreement was reached at 3:45 PM on June 15.

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May 20, 2011

Frontier Workers Raise Key Issues at Shareholders Meeting

Attached is a press release issued after almost 50 CWA members rallied at the Frontier Shareholders meeting on May 12 in Stamford Conn.

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Mar 31, 2011

Union, Consumer Alliance Puts Brakes on NJ Telecom Deregulation

A coalition of New Jersey CWA members, the AARP, Citizen Action, the League of Municipalities and other groups has succeeded in scuttling, for now, a telecom deregulation bill that would have hurt consumers, workers and quality telephone service.

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Mar 29, 2011

Frontier Demands Concessions While Raising CEO Pay by 77%

In preparation for the upcoming Shareholders meeting in Stamford, Connecticut on May 12th, Frontier Communications put out its financial report to the SEC.

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Feb 25, 2011

West Va. Workers Leaflet Frontier Board, Fight for Coworkers Nationwide

Expressing the solidarity of CWA-represented workers at Frontier Communications around the country, Local 2001 members in West Virginia distributed an open letter to Frontier board members as they gathered for their quarterly meeting in Charleston this wee

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Feb 16, 2011

Local 2001 distributes an “open letter” to Frontier Board Meeting in Charleston

Frontier is holding its quarterly Board meeting in Charleston, West Virginia this week. CWA members there took advantage of the Frontier board's presence and handed out fliers to the Board members in Charleston prior to the Board’s attendance at an “invitation only” business/ community event at a local college.

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Oct 22, 2010

Frontier Communications Workers’ News: October 2010

Check out the new Frontier Communications Workers' News.  This issue contains stories on the challenges union members are facing at the "new" Frontier, Frontier executive pay, and a bargaining calendar.  Click here to download the PDF.

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May 13, 2010

Healthcare Legislation

Here are the facts: Employers will be required to report the value of the health plan on workers' W-2s. That is it. The worker is not taxed for the value of the plan. Of course, there are new taxes to fund health care reform. Here is the list.

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Mar 31, 2010

Information Regarding the New Healthcare Act

Click "Read more" to read two documents about the new Healthcare Legislation. The first, titled "What You Should Know About Health Insurance Reform", was prepared by the CWA Research Department. The second document lists 10 things you need to know about how the new law may affect you.

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