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Tower Climbers Release Report Exposing Safety Hazards and Mobilize for Bill of Rights to Improve Conditions
News
May 25, 2023
Members of the Tower Climbers Union/CWA launched a petition earlier this month calling on the nation’s top telecom corporations to commit to improving safety standards and work conditions.
Bargaining Update
News
May 25, 2023
The latest bargaining information for Verizon Wireless and AFA-CWA.
Dangers of Wireless Tower Climbing: New Survey Finds Over 65% of Technicians Have Seen Coworker Injured or Killed on Job Site
Press Release
The survey, the first ever conducted by and for tower technicians and completed by current wireless tower climbers contracted through AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, among others, exposes a nearly universal lack of adequate safety rules and training by employers.
Organizing Update
News
March 23, 2023
Workers celebrate Jesse Mason's return to work at Verizon Wireless and a new report on Tuesday that exposes significant racial inequities at Maximus, one of the federal government’s largest service contractors.
Verizon Wireless reinstates illegally fired worker, provides compensation for lost wages
Press Release
Telecom giant agrees to settle with Seattle-based worker Jesse Mason, who Verizon Wireless illegally fired in April 2022 for union organizing. Settlement serves a major victory for workers, who are continuing to succeed despite company’s aggressive attempts at union-busting.