CWA District 6 and your CWA Bargaining Committee wanted to make sure our members of Local 6218 are up to date on the latest news regarding the negotiating between CWA and Consolidated Communications.
After the last bargaining session on November 13, 2019, the Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) agreed on two days, December 17 & 18, 2019, to continue negotiations on the contract which expired on October 16, 2019.
Your CWA Bargaining Committee and Century Link of Texas met Wednesday, November 20, 2019 and Thursday, November 21, 2019 as we continued our intense discussions with the Company fighting to protect and improve our 2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement which had expired September 30, 2019. The Company wanted too many give backs but your Bargaining Committee stood strong and would not give up fighting for our members.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Wednesday, October 30, 2019. The Company advised us multiple times during the day that they needed additional time to respond to the Union’s RFI (Request for Information), at which point they finally got back to us, at 5:00 pm, regarding the response to the RFI.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company and continued asking questions regarding Healthcare costs and Life Insurance.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Thursday, October 24, 2019. Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company and asked the Company for their response on the counter proposals we put on the table the day before.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Your Bargaining Committee presented and discussed counter proposals with the Company.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Your CWA Bargaining Committee met with the Company multiple times to discuss the issues on the table.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Your Bargaining Committee and District 6 Leaders were very upset that the Company did not make it to the bargaining session on Monday, October 14, 2019 as committed.
The Union and Consolidated Communications of Texas (Lufkin/Conroe) continued negotiations Friday, October 11, 2019. Your Bargaining Committee made it clear to the Company that we needed to reach a Tentative Agreement by October 15, 2019.