CWA Reaches Tentative Contract for 2,100 DirecTV Workers

More than 2,000 union workers took a step toward getting their first contract with DirecTV, as the Communications Workers of America reached tentative agreements Thursday with the AT&T unit. If accepted, the agreement would cover 2,100 technicians, warehouse and administrative workers in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest, CWA said. The workers would be covered by the same wage progression schedules as AT&T members in those regions. The tentative agreement also provides healthcare coverage; disability, savings and pension benefits; a grievance and arbitration process; and coverage under the national transfer plan. The deal must be ratified by Nov. 1 and would take effect Dec. 25, CWA said. AT&T confirmed the deal in a separate news release Thursday.