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Dangers of wireless tower climbing: New survey finds over 65 percent of technicians have seen coworker injured or killed on job site
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Dangers of wireless tower climbing: New survey finds over 65 percent of technicians have seen coworker injured or killed on job site

A report by Tower Climbers Union/CWA exposes safety hazards driven by demands of major wireless carriers and tower owners, calls on employers to improve working conditions.

Dangers of wireless tower climbing: New survey finds over 65 percent of technicians have seen coworker injured or killed on job site

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Building Broadband Better at Netroots Nation Conference
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Building Broadband Better at Netroots Nation Conference

CWA hosted a panel discussion at the 2023 Netroots Nation Conference entitled “Broadband Funding Is on the Way. Is Your State Prepared?” The panel featured CWA members, the Digital Equity Director for the City of Chicago, and a Federal Program Officer for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Building Broadband Better at Netroots Nation Conference

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CWA and Frontier Communications reach agreement on new contract
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CWA and Frontier Communications reach agreement on new contract

The contract covering approximately 1,400 CWA-represented employees in West Virginia and Ashburn, VA, achieves significant wage increases, preserves existing job security language, and maintains quality health and welfare benefits.

CWA and Frontier Communications reach agreement on new contract

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1,400 Frontier workers in West Virginia and Ashburn, VA bargain for a new contract
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1,400 Frontier workers in West Virginia and Ashburn, VA bargain for a new contract

Frontier members in West Virginia and Ashburn went on strike for three weeks in 2018 in order to reach an agreement that ensured that they would be able to provide quality service and keep good jobs in their communities.

1,400 Frontier workers in West Virginia and Ashburn, VA bargain for a new contract

CWA Local 3519 Vice President Ylonda Sherrod (center) at the White House listening session on AI
AT&T Mobility worker discusses impact of AI with White House staff
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AT&T Mobility worker discusses impact of AI with White House staff

CWA Local 3519 Vice President Ylonda Sherrod shared her experience with the AI technology that AT&T has implemented and explained that although the tools are supposed to assist with customer concerns, they typically do just the opposite and contribute to a stressful work environment in the process.

AT&T Mobility worker discusses impact of AI with White House staff

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FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) adopts report on connecting marginalized communities to broadband during the COVID-19 pandemic
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FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) adopts report on connecting marginalized communities to broadband during the COVID-19 pandemic

The CEDC report incorporated lessons learned from the public convening of key stakeholders and fifteen one-on-one interviews with representatives of ISPs, federal agencies, state agencies, and community organizations that developed emergency broadband programs during the pandemic.

FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) adopts report on connecting marginalized communities to broadband during the COVID-19 pandemic

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