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AT&T Mobility Worker Discusses Impact of AI with White House Staff
News
June 1, 2023
Last week, CWA Local 3519 Vice President Ylonda Sherrod participated in a White House listening session on the use of automated technologies by employers to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage their workers.
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.
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.
Bargaining Update
News
February 16, 2023
A tentative agreement at AT&T Mobility (Black), plus bargaining updates for DirecTV, Liberty Latin America Ltd., and American Airlines.
CWA Members at DirecTV Reach an Agreement for an Extension as Negotiations for a New Contract Continue
Press Release
DirecTV Care and Distribution Center workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), have reached an agreement for a 72-hour rolling contract extension to continue negotiations for a fair contract.