CWA urges FTC, DOJ to prioritize labor market impacts as agencies prepare to overhaul corporate merger guidelines

CWA urges FTC, DOJ to prioritize labor market impacts as agencies prepare to overhaul corporate merger guidelines

06 Apr, 2022

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CWA urges FTC, DOJ to prioritize labor market impacts as agencies prepare to overhaul corporate merger guidelines

CWA’s comments offered an updated analysis of the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, which closed in April 2020, as an example of consolidation that allowed the combined company to degrade customer service while eliminating jobs.

CWA urges FTC, DOJ to prioritize labor market impacts as agencies prepare to overhaul corporate merger guidelines

Verizon Wireless workers in Seattle fight for union in NLRB election

Verizon Wireless workers in Seattle fight for union in NLRB election

05 Apr, 2022

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Verizon Wireless workers in Seattle fight for union in NLRB election

Employed across two Verizon stores in Everett and Lynnwood, WA, these workers are going up against labor laws that favor employers and aggressive anti-union tactics by the company.

Verizon Wireless workers in Seattle fight for union in NLRB election

CWA, New York state legislators call for strong labor standards attached to publicly funded broadband projects

CWA, New York state legislators call for strong labor standards attached to publicly funded broadband projects

05 Apr, 2022

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CWA, New York state legislators call for strong labor standards attached to publicly funded broadband projects

CWA Local 1118 joined NYS Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic and Amy Paulin on the steps of the New York Capitol in Albany to call for strong labor standards attached to publicly funded broadband projects.

CWA, New York state legislators call for strong labor standards attached to publicly funded broadband projects

CWA District 1 hosts Build Broadband Better town hall

CWA District 1 hosts Build Broadband Better town hall

01 Apr, 2022

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CWA District 1 hosts Build Broadband Better town hall

"We cannot cut a blank check and trust the work will get done efficiently. It is on the state to make sure that the significant public funding proposed in the FY2023 budget comes with the right protections attached to ensure high-quality networks to deliver high-speed, reliable broadband, and good jobs in the industry,” said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor.

CWA District 1 hosts Build Broadband Better town hall

Google Fiber subcontractors celebrate NLRB election win

Google Fiber subcontractors celebrate NLRB election win

30 Mar, 2022

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Google Fiber subcontractors celebrate NLRB election win

Workers become first unionized Google Fiber workers and the first recognized bargaining unit of AWU-CWA since union’s 2021 launch.

Google Fiber subcontractors celebrate NLRB election win

Labor, public interest groups petition the FCC to preserve consumer protections for interconnected VoIP service by classifying it as “common carrier” telecommunications service

Labor, public interest groups petition the FCC to preserve consumer protections for interconnected VoIP service by classifying it as “common carrier” telecommunications service

29 Mar, 2022

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Labor, public interest groups petition the FCC to preserve consumer protections for interconnected VoIP service by classifying it as “common carrier” telecommunications service

The petition argues that traditional voice service and interconnected VoIP are functionally indistinguishable from each other and both services should be treated as telecommunications services regardless of the technology used.

Labor, public interest groups petition the FCC to preserve consumer protections for interconnected VoIP service by classifying it as “common carrier” telecommunications service