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CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor joined Attorney General James for the announcement of the antitrust action. The merger "would mean less demand for the labor of wireless workers, driving down wages and benefits across the industry," Trainor said.
Thirteen states and the District of Columbia now signed onto antitrust complaint recognizing harms to workers, consumers, and communities across america posed by the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
The bill contains strong protections for call center jobs in New York, it ends tax breaks for companies that ship at least 30% of their workforce out of state, and requires state agencies to ensure that all business-related call center work is performed by companies located in New York.
The complaint requests that the FCC investigate violations and take enforcement action to curb improper disclosures.
Ruling seen as giveaway to major wireless companies, harmful to efforts to close the digital divide, and protect public safety.
