UT, CWA leaders to sign new three-year agreement
September 2nd, 2014 by Meghan CunninghamA new three-year contract between The University of Toledo and the Communication Workers of America Local 4319 will be celebrated Thursday, Sept. 4 with a signing ceremony at 1 p.m. in Libbey Hall on the UT Main Campus.
The contract, which runs from Jan. 1, 2014 through the end of 2016, has been approved by the UT Board of Trustees and CWA members.
CWA employees receive a 2.5 percent wage increase in the first year of the contract, which was effective July 14, and a 1 percent wage increase in the second year, which begins Jan. 1, 2015. The contract calls for a reopening of wage negotiations in year three and also includes a lump sum retroactive wage component.
UT has 530 employees represented by the CWA who provide clerical, maintenance and custodial services, primarily on UT’s Main Campus.
Media Coverage
13 ABC and FOX Toledo (Sept. 4, 2014)
The Independent Collegian (Sept. 17, 2014)
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