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Communications Workers of America and Microsoft Launch “Get Connected” Initiative to Boost Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Microsoft are launching “Get Connected,” an initiative to boost enrollment in the Federal Communication Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program, at a community Labor Day festival in Atlanta, Ga. Additional events are planned throughout September and early October in Detroit, Mich., Memphis, Tenn., New York City, and rural North Carolina.
CWA Exposes Frontier Communications’ Dangerous Use of Subcontractors in New Half-Million Dollar Ad Campaign
Just over a year after emerging from bankruptcy, Frontier is increasingly outsourcing good union jobs to unregulated subcontracting companies, putting public safety at risk.
Communications Workers of America District 9, in Partnership with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Wins Federal Grant for Statewide Worker-Driven Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program in California
The $5.8 million grant will enable CWA District 9 to facilitate training for California workers as fiber technicians, raise industry labor standards, and connect underrepresented populations to high-quality employment opportunities amid statewide broadband buildout.
Striking Frontier Workers Win Big
Press Release
Nearly 2,000 CWA members at Frontier Communications in California who have been on a grievance strike since last Friday have reached an agreement with the company.
On Strike: CWA Members at Frontier Communications in California Walk Off the Job
Press Release
CWAers at Frontier in California went on strike today to protest the company’s continued subcontracting of work in violation of the collective bargaining agreement between CWA and Frontier.