Frontier Workers Strike in California
About 2,000 Frontier union workers went on strike Friday in California, said Communications Workers of America. The workers are protesting Frontier exceeding a limit on subcontracting in a collective bargaining agreement, CWA said. The workers “walked off the job after…
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several failed meetings with management to resolve a grievance filed over the issue,” the union said. The workers have lacked a contract since April 16 when an extension of a previous agreement expired, said CWA: After members rejected a proposed contract in March, CWA and Frontier entered federal mediation. CWA District 9 Vice President Frank Arce said workers "will no longer allow Frontier to line the pockets of its executives and jeopardize our members’ livelihood by hiring cheaper and inexperienced contractors who provide inferior service.” Frontier should "respect the agreed upon protections included in our contract and we are prepared to stay out on the picket line until our demands are met,” he said. Frontier didn’t comment.