Dex and IBEW Local 1269 Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
06 May 2006 - 9:12AM
PR Newswire (US)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dex, a Yellow Pages and
local commercial search company owned by R. H. Donnelley
Corporation (NYSE:RHD), today announced a tentative agreement for a
new three-year contract between the company and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1269. The agreement
is subject to ratification by approximately 530 Dex sales employees
in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming
represented by the union. The ratification vote is expected within
30 days. "We are pleased with the outcome of the contract
negotiations," said Linda Martin, general manager -- Dex. "This
agreement will help the company stay competitive and is fair for
our employees. I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the
negotiating teams from both Dex and the union for their dedication
to working through challenging issues and finding a way to reach
agreement." Contract talks began March 14, and the two sides have
been negotiating regularly since then. About Dex Dex is part of R.
H. Donnelley ("RHD"), one of the nation's leading Yellow Pages and
online local commercial search companies. The company has more than
4,000 employees operating in 28 states across the United States.
Every day, consumers rely on the company's more than 600
directories, online city guides, and search websites to find
businesses that provide the services they need. RHD's directories,
which have a circulation of approximately 80 million, are marketed
under three of the industry's most recognized brands: AT&T
Yellow Pages (formerly SBC Yellow Pages) in Illinois and Northwest
Indiana; Dex(R) Yellow Pages and Sprint Yellow Pages(R). R. H.
Donnelley's expanding presence on the Internet now includes the
Best Red Yellow Pages(R) brand at bestredyp.com(R), in AT&T
Yellow Pages markets at CHICAGOLANDYP.com and local search services
through DexOnline(R) at DexOnline.com(R). DATASOURCE: Dex, an R. H.
Donnelley Company CONTACT: Jerry Brown of Dex, +1-303-784-2451, or
cell, +1-303-594-8016, Web site: http://www.dexmedia.com/
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