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CWA APPLAUDS REPS. WAXMAN AND ESHOO FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN HOLDING TELECOM GIANTS ACCOUNTABLE
Citing potentials harms to competition in the wireless industry, Representatives Henry Waxman and Ann Eshoo call on Energy and Commerce Committee for hearings on the Verizon/Cable Spectrum deal.
U.S. Senate Rejects Attack on Workers' Rights, Upholds NLRB Rule Changes
Workers at nearly every company know firsthand how U.S. corporations use delaying tactics to keep workers from making a fair choice about union representation. Today, the U.S. Senate upheld the very modest changes made by the National Labor Relations Board last year to ensure workers have fair and timely elections.
ICYMI: U.S. Taxpayer Money Helping to Train Overseas Call Center Competitors
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today said the revelation that U.S. taxpayer dollars have been used to train overseas call center workers raises worrisome questions about priorities, accountability, and common sense as the domestic call center industry continues to shed jobs, losing over 500,000 since 2006 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CWA Files for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Facing Layoffs as T-Mobile Sends Jobs Overseas
Arguing that 3,300 working Americans should not face severe economic hardship because their employer chooses to offshore call center work, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has requested that the U.S. Department of Labor grant Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits to T-Mobile USA customer service representatives at seven U.S. call centers enters slated for closure in June.
CWA Calls on FCC to "Stop the Clock" on Review of Anti-Competitive Verizon Wireless/Big Cable Deal
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) filed a letter on Friday with the Federal Communications Commission calling on the agency to stop the FCC's 180 day clock in its review of the Verizon Wireless/cable transaction. According to CWA, the parties to the transaction -- Verizon Wireless, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Networks, and Cox -- have failed to provide requested data in a manner that allows for meaningful review.