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AT&T Plans to Spend $40 Billion to Enrich Shareholders Instead of Investing in Rural America
AT&T has made its priorities clear. On the same day that the company announced plans to abandon millions of customers, it also announced that it expects to return over $40 billion to shareholders over the next three years through stock buybacks and dividends.
CWA Exposes How AT&T’s Dangerous Gigapower Business Model Undermines Good Jobs and Public Safety in Arizona
News
November 21, 2024
CWA released a new report yesterday which exposes the harmful and dangerous business model underpinning broadband company Gigapower, a joint venture between AT&T and investment giant BlackRock.
New Report Exposes Poor Quality, Unsafe Work by AT&T Joint Venture Gigapower, as City of Phoenix Considers License Agreement with Private-Equity Backed Broadband Company
Press Release
The report finds that Gigapower harms public safety and damages public assets by failing to properly vet the dozens of contractors building its network.
CWA Members at AT&T Southeast and West Ratify Strong New Contracts
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October 24, 2024
The new contracts include substantial wage increases and significant improvements to overtime and scheduling practices.
CWA Members Ratify Contracts with AT&T, Securing Raises Across Eleven States
Press Release
Over 25,500 members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) across eleven states have ratified strong new contract agreements with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West.