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CWA, Allies Call on CEOs on Verizon's Board to Take Responsibility for Role in Contract Dispute

Darden Restaurants [DRI] CEO Clarence Otis and Banco Popular [BPOP] CEO Richard Carrión, members of Verizon's board of directors, are facing protests across the U.S. today, as members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Jobs with Justice and other allies urge the executives to take responsibility and urge Verizon to reach a fair contract with 45,000 members of CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

ICYMI: Mitt Romney Pioneered the Off-shoring of Call Center Jobs & Why it Matters

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A new investigative report in today?s Washington Post highlights the fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney helped to usher in the detrimental practice of shipping call center jobs overseas. This news comes as the U.S. call center industry continues to shed jobs - this very day seven T-Mobile call centers facilities in six states are closing, affecting 3,300 American workers.

House GOP Votes Against Considering Call Center Bill, Aligns Itself Against U.S. Workers & Consumers

Today, in a near party-line vote of 238-178, the U.S. House of Representatives voted against considering legislation sponsored by Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Rep. Dave McKinley (R-WV) entitled the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation would have helped to revitalize a U.S. call center industry that has lost over 500,000 jobs just in the past six years, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the process, the legislation also would have strengthened American consumer security against ongoing security problems associated with overseas call centers.

CWA: Obama Administration Offers Path to Opportunity for 800,000 Young "Dreamers"

"All of us in the Communications Workers of America applaud today's White House action. Providing rights and a path to opportunity for these Dreamers inspires all of us, and reminds us that the United States always has been a nation of immigrants determined to build better lives for themselves, their families and their community."