The Executive Board of CWA Local 1118 supports this contract, and we strongly recommend a YES Vote based on the Facts outlined in the link below.
Highlights:
| 2026 Extension |
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2016 Seven Week Strike |
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| 2026 |
1% in addition to the 3% |
2016 |
3% |
| 2027 |
3.5% |
2017 |
2.5% |
| 2028 |
3% |
2018 |
2.5% |
| 2029 |
3% |
2019 |
2.5% |
| 2030 |
3% |
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| Compounded |
17.62% |
Compounded |
10.9% |
Health insurance premium increases range from $288 - $480 for an individual plan and from $768 - $1,056 for a family plan over the lifetime of the 2026 Extension.
Depending on job title, wage gain increases range from $13,747 - $20,942 over the lifetime of the 2026 Extension Agreement.
Corporate Profit Sharing
| 2026 Extension Agreement |
2016 Seven Week Strike Agreement |
| $1,200 / $4,300 * * |
$700 |
* * Members hired after October 28, 2012 will receive an additional $3,100 401k infusion for a total of $4,300.
Jobs
| 2026 Extension Agreement |
2016 Seven Week Strike Agreement |
| 500 - 600 tech (Field Techs, FNTs, COTs, MET/MST) in NY alone |
20 Crews of pole work to cut backlog of 60,000 double poles by 50% over 3 years |
| 140 FCSAs in FSC in NY/NE combined |
175 FCSAs in FSC in NY/NE combined |
Click here for complete 2026 Extension Agreement vs. 2016 Seven Week Strike Agreement
Topic: Verizon Extension Bargaining Information Session
Time: Mar 16, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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