GTE DISCLOSES TENTATIVE CONTRACT : 9,000 EMPLOYEES IN LINE FOR RAISES.Byline: Deborah Adamson Daily News Staff Writer GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) California in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. said Tuesday that it reached a tentative agreement with the Communication Workers of America on a three-year labor contract affecting 9,000 workers statewide. ``It's been a long process but we've looked at all the issues and we've reached an amicable am·i·ca·ble adj. Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly. [Middle English, from Late Latin am agreement that we think is fair,'' said GTE spokesman Larry Cox. Employees at GTE California and its Thousand Oaks-based telephone equipment division, GTEL, have been working without a contract since March 17. Rank-and-file workers must ratify ratify v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. the pact. Union officials could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. About 850 hourly employees in Thousand Oaks are covered by the contract. The rest operate out of auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. locations throughout the state. Workers will see at least a 3 percent annual wage increase until 1998. However, employees will be offered incentives to earn more, based on performance. GTE said it had wanted to keep down costs to remain competitive. To help lower expenses, the union agreed that GTE can create a lower-paying operator position - ``operator II'' - and negotiate new service contracts. Some employees at GTEL, which is being integrated into GTE California, will see wage increases of between 11 percent and 18 percent under the new contract. GTE California provides telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. to about 3.4 million customers in 330 communities throughout the state. It is owned by GTE Corp. of Stamford, Conn. |
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