The Communication Workers of
America and Frontier Communications are extending their contract for a third
time.
The two sides announced Sunday the
old deal would continue through April 5 while negotiations proceed. .
The current contract expired August
2 but when a deal couldn’t be reached was extended through October 12 and then
through January 18.
The union said both sides still
have several issues to iron out. It also said the recent water emergency slowed
contract talks for a few days.
The contract covers about 1,600 Frontier employees in West Virginia
