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Communications Workers of America (CWA) union members have ratified a new contract with Optimum Telecommunications.
After months of negotiating, the CWA approved an agreement Wednesday that translates to nearly an 8 percent wage increase over the course of the three-year contract.
Shannon Flink, a staff representative, said the union polled workers for what they wanted in a new contract then took those items to the negotiating table with Optimum.
“I would say that this was better, you know, with wages,” Flink said. “You know, one always hopes for better, but we felt like this was a good start.”
Flink said the contract also maintained previous negotiations from the last contract that preserved job security.
The new contract covers Optimum workers in areas across Raleigh and Logan Counties. This is the second contract that the union has reached with the company. The first contract was ratified in 2020.
Optimum is a subsidiary of Altice Telecommunications. Altice is the fourth-largest telecommunications provider in the country.
