CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just like they did four years ago, Frontier Communications and the Communication Workers of America have agreed to extend their contract while negotiations continue.
The Communication Workers (CWA) announced Tuesday its bargaining team has been working to negotiate a fair agreement and the two sides have agreed to extend the current contract set to expire Aug. 5 to Nov. 4.
The contract impacts approximately 1,600 workers in West Virginia and Ashburn, Va.
The talks on a new contract began in May.
The contract extension option has been used before. CWA members ratified a four-year contract in August 2014. The negotiations had started more than a year earlier. Once ratified, the deal was retroactive to August 2013.
Health care benefits were believed to be the sticking point in the last negotiations although neither the union nor the company released specifics about the deal.