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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.
CWA Members at AT&T Wireless Reach a Tentative Agreement for a New Contract Covering 7,000 Workers Across the Southeast
Press Release
Wireless workers at AT&T represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract that covers over 7,000 employees across 9 states in the Southeast region.
New Report by CWA Highlights the Harms of Outsourcing to Authorized Retailers in the Wireless Industry
News
February 9, 2023
CWA and the National Employment Law Project released a new report that provides a first-of-its-kind look at the effects of outsourcing in the wireless telecom industry.