The IBEW 1245 members working for Frontier Communications Colusa/Shingletown have ratified a new agreement by a vote of 7-1. The agreement includes wage increases of 1.5% effective March 2, 2024, 1.5% effective September 7, 2024, 1.5% effective March 1, 2025, 1.5% effective September 6, 2025, 1.5% effective March 7, 2026, 1.5% effective September 5, 2026, 2.0% effective March 6, 2027, and 1.5% effective September 4, 2027.
The union also negotiated
- Addition of one holiday (Juneteenth);
- Increase standby pay from $40 to $65 per 24-hour period plus clarification on the duty tour, standby assignment, and the ability for employees to trade standby duty periods;
- Increase in meal allowance and removal of the restriction of the meal purchase through the ProCard;
- Increase the per-diem from $20.00 to $27.50 on the first and last day of the assignment, plus increase to all other days from $40.00 to $55.00 per day;
- Removal of the expectation that an employee uses their personal vehicle for Company use;
- Increase the weekly clothing allowance from $5.00 to $7.00; change from boot reimbursement, now providing an annual allowance of $200; and
- Increase the in-charge differential from $1.25 to $1.70 per hour.
The agreement also includes implementation of a GPS, TMS, and Dual Facing Dash Cam agreement, including coaching prior to discipline and a rolling time period in which infractions roll off the employee’s record. Additionally, the union and the company agreed to a modification of Section 14.3 related to temporary transfers out of the headquarters, stipulating that an employee will be paid a stipend for the hours of temporary transfer as follows: ($6 per hour straight time, $9 per hour for 1.5x, and $12 per hour for 2X).
In addition to the mentioned economic changes, there have been numerous other non-economic changes and language cleanup throughout the TA. The committee consisted of William “Chris” Harmon, Lee Neathamer, and myself.
–Dominic McCurtain, IBEW 1245 Business Rep