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Join our Union Hall Call Tonight!
News
June 21, 2012
There?s a lot to talk about on tonight?s CWA Telephone Town Hall. CWA activists from around the country will report on the battle in Wisconsin; organizing at General Electric in Burlington, IA; bBargaining and mobilization at AT&T; the June 22 Day of Action in support of Verizon and Verizon Wireless workers and the election 2012 kickoff in New York State.
Republican Led House Refuses to Take Up Call Center Bill
News
June 21, 2012
The Republican-majority House of Representatives Wednesday voted against consideration of HR 3596, the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act.
T-Mobile USA Shuts Down Seven Call Centers
News
June 21, 2012
T-Mobile USA will shut down seven call centers on Friday, June 22 affecting 3,300 workers and their communities. The call centers are Allentown, Pa.; Thornton, Colo.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Frisco and Brownsville, Tex.; Lenexa, Kan.; and Redmond, Ore.
Dayton Guild's Flag Day Message: Nothing Patriotic About Offshoring
News
June 21, 2012
With offshoring becoming a bigger issue than ever at newspapers, the Dayton Newspaper Guild-CWA took advantage of Flag Day last week to send a strong message to the company and remind workers what?s at stake.
House GOP Votes Against Considering Call Center Bill, Aligns Itself Against U.S. Workers & Consumers
Press Release
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.