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AT&T In Home Experts win back Christmas holiday break

This is the first time management has attempted to cancel Christmas break for the workers who are organizing to build power and join their AT&T IHX colleagues in other areas in forming a union with CWA.

CWA activists continue to fight for equitable broadband access, good jobs

The CWA Broadband Brigade and local activists have been mobilizing to ensure states eligible to receive federal funding Build Broadband Better by creating good union jobs and closing the digital divide.

Workers at a tower climbing safety school vote to join CWA

“The team at Tower Safety is setting an example for workers across the industry who deserve dignity, respect, and safety,” said CWA President Chris Shelton. “For far too long, cell phone tower climbers have been taken advantage of by the big telecom companies who avoid responsibility by subcontracting the work.”

Frontier workers in Connecticut picket for a fair contract

Connecticut workers, along with Frontier workers in New York and California, are currently bargaining with Frontier for increased wages, good benefits, affordable healthcare, and more.

CWA applauds the confirmation of Jessica Rosenworcel as FCC Chair

Rosenworcel is an experienced leader with a proven track record of prioritizing the needs and concerns of the people who are most affected by the FCC’s decisions -- teachers and students, health care workers and patients, first responders and small businesses, and tens of thousands of telecom and media workers, including CWA members.

FCC’s 3.45 GHz spectrum auction raises $21.8 billion

The winners can use the 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum for fixed or mobile wireless services.

FCC votes to approve Verizon’s acquisition of Tracfone

The FCC’s approval follows Verizon’s August 2021 commitment to adopt conditions recommended by CWA and public interest allies.

Modis workers at Google data centers win hazard pay through collective action

The workers, some of whom are members of the Alphabet Workers Union, participated in workplace actions to draw attention to the need for pay parity and put pressure on management by asking difficult questions during an impromptu company meeting.

Frontier workers in Connecticut fight for a fair contract

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) joined a picket in support of the workers, over 97 percent of whom have voted to authorize a strike if Frontier refuses to bargain a fair contract.

CWA celebrates the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The $65 billion in the IIJA to support the expansion and affordability of broadband will help close the digital divide. And for the first time, the bill will prioritize broadband projects from employers who follow labor law.

Frontier, Lumen expand fiber deployments

Frontier Communications added 185,000 new fiber locations in 3Q 2021, with a year-to-date deployment of nearly 450,000 fiber passings. Lumen Technologies plans to expand its current 2.5 million fiber passings by an additional 1 million in 2021.

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