Frontier Communications Workers in West Virginia and Virginia on Strike to Save Good Jobs and Protect Service Quality

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Updated March 4, 2018 at 7:30 am with picket line locations & to correct Johnny Bailey's local number.

Charleston, W.Va.—After ten months of negotiations, members of the Communications Workers of America have not been able to reach agreement on a fair contract with Frontier Communications. As a result, 1,400 Frontier Communications workers in West Virginia and in Ashburn, VA went on strike at 12:01 am on Sunday, March 4.

Picket locations for media listed below.

"We have been very clear throughout the bargaining process that our top priority is keeping good jobs in our communities," said Ed Mooney, Vice President of CWA District 2-13. "Going on strike is never easy. It's a hardship for our members and the customers who we are proud to serve. But the job cuts at Frontier have gone too far — we know it and Frontier's customers know it. It's time for Frontier to start investing in maintaining and rebuilding its network in West Virginia."

An analysis of informal complaints filed with the West Virginia Public Service Commission shows that complaints have increased steadily over the past three years, rising 69% from 639 complaints in 2014 to 1,072 complaints in 2017. Since Frontier acquired Verizon's landlines in West Virginia in 2010, the company has cut over 500 good, middle-class jobs in the state.

"We're taking a stand," said Johnny Bailey, President of CWA Local 2276 in Bluefield, WV. "Customers are waiting way too long to have their problems resolved, and too often we're back fixing the same problems over and over again. Frontier is leaving West Virginia behind. The network has been neglected and there are just not enough experienced, well-trained workers left to handle the service requests."

Members of the Communications Workers of America have been negotiating with Frontier since last May. The contract was originally set to expire on August 5, 2017, was extended until November 4, and then extended again until March 3.

PICKET LOCATIONS:

CWA Local 2001 1500 MacCorkle Ave., Charleston, WV 9542 Route 152, Wayne, WV 601 5th Street, New Haven, WV 215 Clay Street, St Marys, WV 32 Craddock Way, Poca, WV 518 Main St, Clay, WV 66 North Pinch Road, Elkview, WV

CWA Local 2002 1014 Old Logan Road, Logan, WV 405 Hinchman St., Logan, WV 58 Resource Lane, Foster, WV 501 Logan St., Williamson, WV 305 Main St., Man, WV Franklin Ave., Madison, WV

CWA Local 2004 1325 Airport Blvd., Morgantown, WV 145 Fayette St., Morgantown, WV Collins Ferry Rd. and University Ave., Suncrest, WV 289 Pricketts Fort Rd., Fairmont, WV 214 Monroe St., Fairmont, WV

CWA Local 2006 3000 West St., Weirton, WV 910 3rd St., New Martinsville, WV 995 Mt De Chantal Rd., Wheeling, WV 1515 Chapline St., Wheeling, WV 115 Pike St., Weirton Heights, WV

CWA Local 2007 435 Maplewood Ave., Lewisburg, WV 120 Appalachian Dr., Beckley, WV 200 Woodlawn Ave., Beckley, WV 209 Chestnut Ave., Oak Hill, WV 3215 Mountaineer Hwy., Maben, WV

CWA Local 2009 1135 6th Ave., Huntington, WV 4500 Altizer Ave., Huntington, WV 1285 W Main St., Milton, WV 2018 Mt Vernon Ave., Pt Pleasant, WV

CWA Local 2010 280 North Baxter St., Sutton, WV 134 Center Ave., Weston, WV 355 Dewberry Trail, Buckhannon, WV 34 South Florida St., Buckhannon, WV 525 Davis Ave., Elkins, WV

CWA Local 2011 483 Brushy Fork Rd., Bridgeport, WV 428 W Main St., Clarksburg, WV

CWA Local 2105 117 Tavern Rd., Martinsburg, WV 200 Carskadon Lane, Keyser, WV

CWA Local 2276 300 Bland St., Bluefield, WV 226 Labrador Dr., Bluefield, WV 401 Lazenby Ave., Princeton, WV 917 Harrison St., Princeton, WV 257 Virginia Ave., Welch, WV Route 52 - 18774 Coal Heritage Rd., Welch, WV