CWA Members Ratify Contract with Frontier Communications

Members of CWA Local 1298 at Frontier Communications voted on Tuesday to ratify a new contract. Despite tough bargaining and union-busting tactics from Frontier, members held rallies, mobilization events, and trainings to maintain pressure on the company.

The new three-year contract guarantees wage increases, including retro pay going back to September 2024. The bargaining team was also able to maintain retirement benefits and call center worker protections.

CWA Local 1298 President David Weidlich remarked, “After more than a year of bargaining, and with the patience and support of our members, the CWA Local 1298 bargaining committee was able to deliver a contract that secures jobs, maintains affordable healthcare and pensions and increases wages, including one year of retro pay. It was critically important to maintain our job security as we continue to prepare for a transition to Verizon.”

 
CWA Local 1298 members, staff, and allies, including CWA Local 1298 President David Weidlich (center), mobilized numerous times over the course of bargaining with Frontier Communications. At a rally held in June 2025, CWA Local 1298 was joined by U.S. Representative Rosa Delauro (right of Weidlich), AFL-CIO Connecticut President Ed Hawthorne (not pictured), and CWA Local 1298 executive board members, business agents, and chief stewards.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.