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Cincinnati Bell and CWA Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
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Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) announced today that Cincinnati Bell
Telephone Company LLC and the Communications Workers of America (CWA)
have reached a tentative agreement on a new 27-month labor contract.
The negotiated agreement, which extends through November 12, 2016,
replaces the current three-year agreement that expires at 11:59 p.m. on
Saturday, August 9, 2014.
“We are pleased to reach agreement on a new labor contract with the
CWA,” said Ted Torbeck, president and chief executive officer of
Cincinnati Bell. “We believe the new agreement reflects the best
interests of our customers, employees, and shareholders.”
The new contract provides for compensation increases and enhancement of
401(k) benefits.
Commenting on the tentative agreement, Linda Hinton, vice president of
CWA District 4, said “I am pleased that we were able to reach a
tentative agreement with Cincinnati Bell Telephone.”
A detailed summary of the new agreement will be sent to each employee
and details will be posted on the CWA’s website in the coming days.
CWA members of Local 4400 will vote on ratification of this agreement.
The ratification vote is expected sometime in September and will be by
mail ballot. The CWA represents approximately 850 employees of
Cincinnati Bell Telephone.
About Cincinnati Bell Inc.
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB)
provides integrated communications solutions - including local and long
distance voice, data, high-speed internet, video and wireless services -
that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and
Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition,
enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a
wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications
systems and end-to-end IT solutions. Cincinnati Bell owns approximately
44% of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), which provides best-in-class data center
colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities with
fully redundant power and cooling solutions that are currently located
in the Midwest, Texas, Arizona, London and Singapore. For more
information, please visit www.cincinnatibell.com.
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