Mar 20, 2011
T- Mobile USA and AT&T Merger Means Faster and More Widespread Broadband
The acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T will mean greater access to high speed communications, especially for residents in rural communities.
Jun 7, 2010
CWA: Proposed Comcast-NBCU Merger Will Harm Workers, Consumers
CWA District 9 Vice President Jim Weitkamp tells a House Judiciary Committee field hearing that the proposed Comcast-NBCU merger will lead to job cuts and will harm consumer interests, especially in the growing video services market.
Jun 3, 2010
House Votes to Kill RMT and Keep Manufacturing Jobs at GE
CWAers won two big victories in Congress last week. In separate votes, the House of Representatives voted to ban the Reverse Morris Trust tax loophole and to retain a valuable jet engine program that means 2,000 jobs.
May 27, 2010
Verizon West Members Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract
In a huge vote, CWA members at Verizon West ratified a three-year contract that increases wages by 8.25 percent and holds the line against health care cost-shifting for 5,500 workers in California.
May 21, 2010
CWA Will Review FCC Decision on Verizon-Frontier Deal
CWA is reviewing today's decision by the FCC approving the sale of Verizon landlines to Frontier Communications.
May 21, 2010
CWA Weighs Options Following WVA Approval of Verizon-Frontier Deal
CWA is weighing all options following last week's decision by the West Virginia Public Service Commission to approve the sale of Verizon landlines in the state to Frontier Communications.
May 14, 2010
CWA Reviewing Options as WVA PSC Announces Split Decision on Verizon-Frontier Deal
CWA is exploring all options after the West Virginia PSC approved the Verizon-Frontier deal, in a split decision.
May 6, 2010
CWAers Out in Force at VZ Annual Meeting
CWA and IBEW members leafleted shareholders outside the Verizon annual meeting in Little Rock, stressing that Verizon risks damaging its corporate reputation by looking to use a tax loophole to sell off landlines and backing away from the build-out of high speed broadband.
Apr 29, 2010
CWA District 9 Reaches Tentative Contract at Verizon West
CWA's District 9 bargaining team reached a tentative three-year contract with Verizon West that boosts wages by 8.25 percent, holds the line against health care cost shifting and ensures that a new sales incentive compensation plan for customer service representatives remains voluntary.
Apr 29, 2010
CWA Reaches Agreement on Verizon ‘Surplus’
CWA has reached an agreement with Verizon that provides additional payments and benefits for workers who agree to retire early or leave the company under a one-time enhanced payroll offer.
Apr 26, 2010
CWA, Verizon West Reach Tentative Contract Covering 5,500
The Communications Workers of America District 9 bargaining team has reached a tentative three-year contract with Verizon West, covering 5,500 workers in California.
Apr 15, 2010
CWAers Slam VZ West for ‘Unacceptably Slow’ Progress in Bargaining
CWAers at Verizon West are keeping up mobilization and their strong bargaining support as union and company negotiators go head to head over key issues of compensation and the outsourcing and offshoring of jobs.
Apr 1, 2010
CWAers Rally at FCC against Verizon-Frontier Deal
About 200 CWAers from West Virginia, plus supporters from IBEW and the AFL-CIO, rallied outside the Federal Communications Commission, letting regulators know that the proposed Verizon-Frontier Communications deal is a disaster waiting to happen.
Mar 25, 2010
Unions Make Final Arguments in Support of Illinois ALJ’s Order on Verizon-Frontier Deal
In a legal brief filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Thursday, March 25, the IBEW urged that commissioners reject the proposed sale of Verizon's landlines to Frontier as being contrary to the public interest.
Mar 25, 2010
CWA Campaign Produces House Ban on Tax Loophole
Thanks to CWA's successful Verizon Strategic Industry Fund campaign, the House of Representatives voted to close the Reverse Morris Trust tax loophole that has allowed Verizon and other companies to spin off parts of their operations tax-free.
Mar 25, 2010
CWA Members Vote Strike Authorization at Verizon West
By an overwhelming margin, CWA members at Verizon West voted last week to authorize a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached during negotiations. Bargaining is continuing; the contract expired March 13.
Mar 18, 2010
Verizon-West Bargaining Continues Past Contract Expiration
CWA members at Verizon West are gearing up their mobilization to support the fight for a fair contract as negotiations for 5,500 workers continued this week past the Mar. 13 contract expiration.
Mar 11, 2010
Judge Urges Illinois to Reject ‘Risky’ Verizon-Frontier Sale
An administrative law judge recommended that the Illinois Commerce Commission reject the proposed merger of Frontier Communications and Verizon Communications. Verizon wants to sell its landlines in 14 states to Frontier in a deal that CWA says would be a disaster for consumers, workers and quality service.
Mar 1, 2010
Opposition Mounting To Verizon-Frontier Deal
CWA members in West Virginia and other states are keeping up the fight against Verizon’s plan to sell 4.8 million landlines in 14 states to Frontier Communications. A broad coalition of union members, consumers, public interest groups and community leaders are flooding elected officials and other decision-makers with thousands of letters and phone calls.
Jan 28, 2010
CWAers Mobilize for Verizon West Talks
CWA members in California will show Verizon West they're ready for contract negotiations at a march and rally on Feb. 1 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Unity@Verizon Multimedia
Standing Up Against Verizon Greed
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Verizon is VeriGreedy
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Solidarity for Verizon Workers, Long Beach, CA
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CWAers Across the Country Rally Against Verizon Greed
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Standing Up, Fighting Back
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