Wireless tower climbers at Qualtek file for formal union representation with CWA

Wireless tower climbers at Qualtek file for formal union representation with CWA

29 Apr, 2022

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Wireless tower climbers at Qualtek file for formal union representation with CWA

The workers, members of the Tower Climbers Union/CWA, are the first group of tower climbers in the United States who have filed for formal union representation.

Wireless tower climbers at Qualtek file for formal union representation with CWA

CWA members organize a town hall on expanding broadband access to all communities in Arizona

CWA members organize a town hall on expanding broadband access to all communities in Arizona

29 Apr, 2022

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CWA members organize a town hall on expanding broadband access to all communities in Arizona

“We are forty-five minutes or so down the road from the fifth largest metropolitan area in the country and we have very poor broadband,” said Democratic Congressman Tom O'Halleran, speaking to the more than 30 attendees who were enthusiastic about the event and the prospects of broadband expansion in the state. He added, “People in rural America need to be part of the knowledge-based economy.”

CWA members organize a town hall on expanding broadband access to all communities in Arizona

Minnesota regulators vote to continue monitoring Frontier’s investment plans

Minnesota regulators vote to continue monitoring Frontier’s investment plans

28 Apr, 2022

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Minnesota regulators vote to continue monitoring Frontier’s investment plans

Representatives from CWA and IBEW testified in support of the MNPUC’s continued monitoring of Frontier’s investment plans. Frontier recently announced that it would reduce the number of technicians who perform installation and repair functions for customers.

Minnesota regulators vote to continue monitoring Frontier’s investment plans

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