HOUSE RESOLUTION 15

(By Delegates Caputo, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Campbell, Canestraro, Dean, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hartman, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Isner, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Maynard, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Pethtel, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Ward and Williams)

[Introduced March 10, 2018; Referred to the Committee on Rules]

Urging Frontier Communications to prioritize negotiations with the Communications Workers of America and conclude a fair labor agreement to improve the lives of our constituents and the working families in West Virginia.

Whereas, Over 1,400 Communications Workers of America members are currently fighting for a new contract to maintain their standard of living in contract negotiations with Frontier Communications; and

Whereas, These men and women are Communication Workers of America members who have been employed by Frontier. Currently, they are standing road-side, picketing and fighting for their jobs and encouraging Frontier to act promptly and considerately. The contract negotiations began in May 2017, and recently expired on March 3; and

Whereas, Every day, West Virginia CWA members are on the frontlines, and are committed to provide high quality telecommunication service to customers in communities where they live and work. The company has made a commitment to provide high quality service to customers throughout the state, and these workers have followed through on that commitment and have generated profits for Frontier; and

Whereas, These dedicated workers live in West Virginia and want to continue to work in West Virginia; therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That the members of the West Virginia Legislature stand with our union workers and urge Frontier Communications Chief Executive Officer Daniel McCarthy to negotiate a fair contract for the betterment of the West Virginia working families who depend on Frontier; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the Union Representative of the union employees of Frontier Communication.