ALLTEL Reaches Agreement with IBEW in New York.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JAMESTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003 ALLTEL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AT) today announced that about 75 employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians, or Inside Wiremen, in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of have ratified a new three-year contract. The contract covers IBEW IBEW n abbr (US) (= International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) → sindicato internacional de electricistas IBEW n abbr (US) (= International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members in Jamestown and Fulton. ALLTEL this year has reached new union contracts in Kentucky, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , New York and Pennsylvania. "We appreciate the cooperative spirit of the IBEW to negotiate this new contract and the membership's vote to ratify," said Terry Beeler, ALLTEL market area president for New York, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. "By working together, we can ensure customers get the quality service they need and expect in a highly competitive industry that demands skilled and dedicated employees." ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company with more than 12 million customers and nearly $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data services to residential and business customers in 26 states. ALLTEL, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com |
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