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AT&T Quarterly Report shows robust first quarter earnings, continued cuts to jobs and services

AT&T Quarterly Report shows robust first quarter earnings, continued cuts to jobs and services

03 May, 2021

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AT&T Quarterly Report shows robust first quarter earnings, continued cuts to jobs and services

AT&T continued to eliminate thousands of jobs during a global health and economic emergency to satisfy Wall Street demands for profits at any cost.

AT&T Quarterly Report shows robust first quarter earnings, continued cuts to jobs and services

CWA applauds FCC for further investigation of Verizon-TracFone deal and its impact on Lifeline customers

CWA applauds FCC for further investigation of Verizon-TracFone deal and its impact on Lifeline customers

20 Apr, 2021

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CWA applauds FCC for further investigation of Verizon-TracFone deal and its impact on Lifeline customers

New information requests filed this week for both companies will allow the FCC to better evaluate whether the deal will serve the public interest.

CWA applauds FCC for further investigation of Verizon-TracFone deal and its impact on Lifeline customers

CWA launches state broadband oversight initiatives

CWA launches state broadband oversight initiatives

18 Apr, 2021

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CWA launches state broadband oversight initiatives

The goal is to ensure public safety and network resilience while protecting consumers and closing the digital divide. CWA's efforts complement the Biden administration's American Jobs Plan, which includes $100 billion for expanding broadband coverage and creating good jobs in the industry.

CWA launches state broadband oversight initiatives

High-speed Internet is infrastructure

High-speed Internet is infrastructure

18 Apr, 2021

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High-speed Internet is infrastructure

"We need to start seeing infrastructure through its effect on the lives of working people in America. What is the foundation today that they need to carve out their place in the middle class? ... That's what infrastructure means in the 21st Century,” said President Joe Biden. “It still depends on roads and bridges, ports and airports, rail and mass transit. But it also depends on having reliable high-speed internet in every home. Because today's high-speed internet is infrastructure.”

High-speed Internet is infrastructure

Labor, civil rights, and public interest groups call on the FCC to seek more information, Lifeline protections in Verizon-TracFone transaction

Labor, civil rights, and public interest groups call on the FCC to seek more information, Lifeline protections in Verizon-TracFone transaction

13 Apr, 2021

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Labor, civil rights, and public interest groups call on the FCC to seek more information, Lifeline protections in Verizon-TracFone transaction

If approved, as currently structured, the merger would present significant public internet harms to Lifeline subscribers and competition in the wireless market, impacting the ability of low-income households to access critical communications services.“

Labor, civil rights, and public interest groups call on the FCC to seek more information, Lifeline protections in Verizon-TracFone transaction

Panel explores how hedge fund "activism" boosts short-term stock prices at the expense of workers

Panel explores how hedge fund "activism" boosts short-term stock prices at the expense of workers

05 Apr, 2021

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Panel explores how hedge fund "activism" boosts short-term stock prices at the expense of workers

CWA Local 6222 Vice President Belinda Aguilar, an AT&T Mobility worker, explained how hedge fund Elliott Management's attack on AT&T has led to more outsourcing of good retail jobs to non-union authorized dealers.

Panel explores how hedge fund "activism" boosts short-term stock prices at the expense of workers