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Concerns grow over Verizon’s acquisition of Tracfone
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Concerns grow over Verizon’s acquisition of Tracfone

"Verizon's acquisition of TracFone as it stands today could harm millions of low-income families during a pandemic," said CWA Senior Researcher Brian Thorn. "The FCC has a responsibility to step in and ask what Verizon will do to protect consumers from further consolidation of the wireless industry."

Concerns grow over Verizon’s acquisition of Tracfone

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FCC votes to approve the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
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FCC votes to approve the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

The FCC will reimburse eligible carriers $50 per month ($75 per month on Tribal lands) to provide discounted broadband service and $100 per eligible household reimbursement for a connected device.

FCC votes to approve the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

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CWA members at Glitch secure first-ever contract for tech workers
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CWA members at Glitch secure first-ever contract for tech workers

"We love our jobs, we love working at Glitch, which is why we wanted to ensure we have a lasting voice at this company and lasting protections. This contract does that, and I hope tech workers across the industry can see that unions and start-ups are not incompatible," said Katie Lundsgaard, a software engineer at Glitch.

CWA members at Glitch secure first-ever contract for tech workers

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CWA supports moratorium on utility shutoffs during the pandemic
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CWA supports moratorium on utility shutoffs during the pandemic

"Ensuring that all Americans have access to utility services during this pandemic is too important to be left to the discretion of individual utility companies," said CWA President Chris Shelton. "Essential workers have been on the job throughout the COVID-19 crisis making sure that households and businesses stay connected to energy, water, and communications services. We need a national moratorium on utility shutoffs so that service providers hold up their end of the bargain."

CWA supports moratorium on utility shutoffs during the pandemic

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AT&T and Frontier allowed their copper networks to deteriorate over the last decade, CPUC network study finds
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AT&T and Frontier allowed their copper networks to deteriorate over the last decade, CPUC network study finds

AT&T and Frontier fought for nearly two years to prevent the public release of the report finding that they allowed their copper networks to deteriorate over the last decade.

AT&T and Frontier allowed their copper networks to deteriorate over the last decade, CPUC network study finds