CWA Statement on Proposed Merger of Charter and Cox

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union released the following statement responding to the proposed merger of Charter and Cox:

While Charter's CEO claims this deal will be “good for America” and “return jobs from overseas,” Charter has a record of anti-union actions that keep wages low and workers disempowered. When Charter workers went on strike in New York City, the company sought to decertify the union, and ultimately those workers lost union representation after five years on strike. US antitrust regulators have acknowledged that labor markets are anticompetitive today because employers hold disproportionate power over workers. Without collective bargaining rights for workers, a deal like this one will further entrench the power of cable giant Charter to squeeze workers harder. Today, workers are coming together in the telecom industry to raise wages and improve conditions by organizing unions. Regulators and elected officials should carefully scrutinize this merger and, if it is allowed to move forward, require conditions to protect the public interest and workers' rights.

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About CWA: The Communications Workers of America represents working people in telecommunications, customer service, media, airlines, health care, public service and education, manufacturing, tech, and other fields.

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