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Cell Tower Safety and Health
News
July 10, 2012
During the early part of the 21st Century, safety and health hazards associated with cell tower installation and repair work began to attract attention from safety and health activists and regulators.
CWA Local 3411 Member Near-Fatal Exposure to Carbon Monoxide
News
July 10, 2012
As reported by Dugg Harrison, President and long-time occupational safety and health activist, recently, a Local 3411 member employed as a technician by AT&T suffered numerous health symptoms from exposure to carbon monoxide.
CWA Study: Verizon Wireless Cable Deal is Job Killer
Press Release
The proposed deal between Verizon Wireless and the big cable companies will cost workers and communities 72,000 jobs, according to a new report by the Communications Workers of America.
U.S. Representatives from Across Country Express Concern over Proposed Verizon/Big Cable Deal
Press Release
Today, 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives released a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski expressing concern about the proposed Verizon Wireless/Big Cable deal?s impact on consumers in their districts and across the country. The letter urges the FCC to ensure that the final agreement falls in line with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by preserving a healthy level of competition in the industry. In its current form, the proposal would eliminate competition by allowing the companies to cross-market each other?s products?thereby killing or preventing the creation of thousands of jobs, deepening the digital divide between cities and wealthy suburbs, reducing consumer choice, and raising prices.
Fight for Workers' Rights at T-Mobile USA Goes On
Press Release
This statement was released by the German trade union ver.di on July 8, 2012. ver.di represents more than 2 million workers, including telecommunications workers at Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile. ver.di has been working with the Communications Workers of America and together the unions have formed TU to support T-Mobile USA workers who want a union voice.