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CWA Applauds Senator Herb Kohl's Stand on Verizon Wireless/Big Cable Proposal

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) voiced strong support for the letter Senator Herb Kohl sent today to Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski, urging a prohibition on cross-marketing arrangements in the Verizon footprint, and raising concerns that the company will lose incentives to bring its high-speed fiber optic FiOS service to new areas if the deal between Verizon Wireless and large cable operators goes through.

Former T-Mobile USA Worker Takes Message to Deutsche Telekom

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May 24, 2012
Blake Poindexter, a former T-Mobile USA worker who lost his job in the shuttering of seven call centers, addressed shareholders at the Deutsche Telekom (DT) annual meeting in Cologne, Germany, today. Poindexter, who now is working with CWA to help T-Mobile USA workers gain bargaining rights, worked at the Frisco, Tex., call center. That center, along with six others, will close in June affecting the jobs of 3,300 workers.

American Airlines Agents Fight for CWA Election

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May 24, 2012
American Airlines passenger service agents and CWA supporters are fighting back against the airline?s attempt to block the union representation election that was ordered by the National Mediation Board.