CWA Reaches Tentative Contract for 2,100 DirecTV Workers
More than 2,000 union workers took a step toward getting their first contract with DirecTV, as the Communications Workers of America reached tentative agreements Thursday with the AT&T unit. If accepted, the agreement would cover 2,100 technicians, warehouse and administrative…
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workers in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest, CWA said. The workers would be covered by the same wage progression schedules as AT&T members in those regions. The tentative agreement also provides healthcare coverage; disability, savings and pension benefits; a grievance and arbitration process; and coverage under the national transfer plan. The deal must be ratified by Nov. 1 and would take effect Dec. 25, CWA said. AT&T confirmed the deal in a separate news release Thursday.