CWA Urges Lumen to Expand MLK Holiday to Union Members

Designate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday for all employees, Communications Workers of America members wrote Lumen CEO Jeff Storey Monday. In November, the company announced it will give non-union members the holiday in an effort to become more "diverse and inclusive." Paid holidays are "negotiated benefits," a Lumen spokesperson told us, and the telco "looks forward to discussing with each union the possible addition of MLK Day as a paid holiday when each agreement comes up for renegotiation." Union employees in Wisconsin have off that day.