Frontier Reaches Agreements With IBEW in California, Florida
Frontier Communications signed agreements with the California and Florida chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) ahead of the company's pending buy of Verizon's wireline services in California, Florida and Texas (see 1509030063">1509030063), the union and telco said…
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in news releases Friday. In its extended collective bargaining agreement with IBEW in California, Frontier agreed to add 25 union jobs in the state and grant 100 shares of its stock to all transferring employees, said the release. IBEW represents about 200 Verizon workers in California, it said. In Florida, Frontier agreed to similar conditions as the IBEW deal in California, but said it will add "at least 100 new union jobs" in the state. IBEW said it represents about 2,700 Verizon workers in Florida. In both states, Frontier agreed to invest in additional employee training and to provide competitive wage increases. There are no IBEW-represented employees in Texas transitioning to Frontier as a part of its pending transaction with Verizon, a Frontier spokesman told us.