International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1269 has ratified a three-year extension of its current contract with QwestDex Inc. and Dex Media East.
The local represents nearly 500 sales employees in Utah and six other states.
Peter Pusateri, business manager for the local, said the agreement extends current wages and medical benefits for the members.
Dex Media East is a new directory/media company formed from the partial sale of QwestDex to the private equity firms of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and The Carlyle Group. The second transaction, Dex Media West, is expected to close later this year and will complete the QwestDex sale.
The original contract was effective May 16, 1998, and was revised Dec. 22, 2000. The extension is effective until May 2006.