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Despite Promises on Jobs, AT&T Announces California Layoffs
Despite promises to use its enormous tax savings to create “7,000 high-paying, really good jobs,” AT&T this week announced additional layoffs across California.
At Congressional Hearing on Corporate Tax Cuts, CWA Calls for AT&T Accountability
CWA President Chris Shelton testified in front of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday about the impact of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act on working Americans and called on Congress to hold big corporations accountable for their failed promises to raise wages and create jobs with their tax windfalls.
CWA Raises Concerns About U.S Trade Agreement Model at Congressional Hearing
CWA members have increasingly seen their jobs offshored, generally to countries where workers are denied human rights and not paid a decent wage. Cross-border collective bargaining and other reforms are needed to build a new pro-worker model.
Annual Report Suggests AT&T Paid No Cash Income Taxes in 2018 and Slashed Capital Investments
In the same year AT&T cut a staggering number of jobs and closed call centers throughout the U.S., the company may not have paid cash income taxes. In fact, AT&T says that after refunds, it enjoyed a net tax rebate of $354 million.
At Shareholder Meeting, Call Center Workers Send Clear Message: Maximus, Respect Our Right to Organize!
Maximus workers attended the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Reston to call on Maximus to respect their right to organize free from fear, intimidation, and interference.