By Madeline Patenaude, Noah Styzkgold
After months of negotiating with Frontier Communications, workers represented by the Communication Workers of America locals across the country reached tentative agreements with the corporation. These 3,900 field technicians, customer service representatives, and back office workers across California, New York, and Connecticut won wage increases, retained 401k benefits, protected jobs from outsourcing and eliminated two-tier medical plans. These victories show that despite corporate austerity measures and attempts to undercut the union, the working class can and must fight back.
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