http://www.cwa-union.org The latest CWA Union News. {weblog_language} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/district_6_mobility_bargaining_begins_on_january_31st/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/district_6_mobility_bargaining_begins_on_january_31st/ District 6 Mobility Bargaining will begin on January 31st - STAND WITH THEM! AT&T Mobility 2012-01-23T18:17:26+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/alltel_and_non-profit_workers_join_cwa/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/alltel_and_non-profit_workers_join_cwa/ To get better pay, benefits and working conditions, former Alltel workers at AT&T Mobility are continuing to join CWA through majority sign-up. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, AT&T Mobility 2012-01-12T14:30:47+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/att_mobility_conference_focuses_on_movement_building_organizing/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/att_mobility_conference_focuses_on_movement_building_organizing/ Movement building, upcoming AT&T Mobility bargaining talks in District 6, and extending CWA representation to unorganized wireless workers were key issues for 150 CWAers attending the union's AT&T Mobility Leadership conference in Detroit this month. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, AT&T Mobility 2011-12-22T14:14:42+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/more_former_alltel_workers_join_cwa_at_att_mobility/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/more_former_alltel_workers_join_cwa_at_att_mobility/ Seeking better pay, benefits and working conditions, 35 former Alltel workers at AT&T Mobility in Minnesota and Colorado have joined CWA through majority sign-up. AT&T Mobility 2011-12-22T14:03:40+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/former_alltel_workers_at_att_mobility_join_cwa/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/former_alltel_workers_at_att_mobility_join_cwa/ Seeking better pay, benefits and working conditions, 85 former Alltel workers at AT&T Mobility in New Mexico have joined CWA through majority sign-up. AT&T Mobility 2011-12-08T14:17:58+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_supports_new_bi-partisan_call_center_jobs_legislation/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_supports_new_bi-partisan_call_center_jobs_legislation/ The Communications Workers of America is strongly backing new, bi-partisan legislation introduced in the House of Representatives today that would ban federal grants and loans to corporations who move U.S. call center jobs overseas. CWA represents 700,000 workers in telecommunications and other sectors; more than 150,000 are customer service professionals. Call Center Bill, Customer Service, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Telecommunications, AT&T Mobility, AT&T, Unity@Verizon, CenturyLink, United at Frontier 2011-12-07T21:01:57+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/fcc_makes_wrong_decision_on_att_t-mobile_merger/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/fcc_makes_wrong_decision_on_att_t-mobile_merger/ Today's action by the Federal Communications Commission on the AT&T/T-Mobile merger is a job killer at a time of 9 percent unemployment. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Legislation and Politics, Telecom Policy, AT&T Mobility 2011-11-22T23:33:42+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_locals_in_d6_set_bargaining_goals/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_locals_in_d6_set_bargaining_goals/ CWA AT&T Mobility local leaders from across the Southwest met in Dallas Nov. 7-8 to discuss and vote on bargaining goals and priorities. The contract covering 9,400 Mobility workers in District 6 expires Feb. 24. Bargaining/Companies, AT&T Mobility 2011-11-17T13:59:53+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/osha_citation_issued_in_kentucky/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/osha_citation_issued_in_kentucky/ The following information is a summary of an OSHA citation issued in Kentucky: AT&T Mobility 2011-11-10T20:02:16+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_occupational_health_and_safety_meeting/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_att_mobility_occupational_health_and_safety_meeting/ The Occupational Health and Safety Meeting was held June 9, 2011 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Dallas, TX. AT&T Mobility 2011-10-17T13:10:03+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/customer_service_professionals_month_recognizes_workers_in_a_tough_professi/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/customer_service_professionals_month_recognizes_workers_in_a_tough_professi/ October is Customer Service Professionals month and the start of a major campaign to focus attention on the issues facing customer service and call center workers. Customer Service, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Legislative Issues, Legislation and Politics, Telecommunications, AT&T Mobility, AT&T, CenturyLink, United at Frontier 2011-10-04T14:34:35+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/why_are_you_supporting_the_competition_mom/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/why_are_you_supporting_the_competition_mom/ Standing with Verizon/Verizon Wireless Workers an Education for Kids and Grown-Ups Kathy Hayes works for AT&T Mobility in Champaign, Ill., and Stan Wylie works for CenturyLink in Seattle, but it would be easy to mistake them lately for Verizon/Verizon Wireless workers. Bargaining/Companies, AT&T Mobility, Unity@Verizon, Secure, Sustainable Jobs 2011-10-01T19:14:25+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/helping_them_get_a_union_helps_us_too/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/helping_them_get_a_union_helps_us_too/ T-Mobile Organizing Campaign Brings CWAers Satisfaction and More CWA members who are supporting T-Mobile workers in their campaign to organize know that they are helping themselves as well as the workers. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, AT&T Mobility 2011-10-01T19:00:41+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_cwa_president_larry_cohen_talks_att-tmo_merger_on_the_communicator/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_cwa_president_larry_cohen_talks_att-tmo_merger_on_the_communicator/ Watch CWA President Larry Cohen talk about the politics of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger on 'The Communicators.' Legislation and Politics, Telecom Policy, AT&T Mobility, AT&T 2011-09-16T20:03:06+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/techs_join_cwa_in_ohio_and_wyoming_media_workers_join_in_new_york/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/techs_join_cwa_in_ohio_and_wyoming_media_workers_join_in_new_york/ Technicians at ADT and AT&T Mobility organized with CWA over the last week in campaigns in Ohio and Wyoming. AT&T Mobility 2011-09-01T13:22:53+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/att_will_return_5000_jobs_to_u.s._on_completion_of_attt-mobile_merger/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/att_will_return_5000_jobs_to_u.s._on_completion_of_attt-mobile_merger/ Breaking: AT&T will bring back a net 5,000 quality wireless jobs to the U.S. and commits to no job losses for call center workers at AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA. Customer Service, Telecommunications, Telecom Policy, AT&T Mobility, AT&T 2011-08-31T10:53:22+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/scheduling_tool_update/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/scheduling_tool_update/ Attached is an update on the Scheduling Tool trial from District 1. AT&T Mobility 2011-08-05T15:46:56+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/global_union_movement_takes_on_t-mobile_union-busting/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/global_union_movement_takes_on_t-mobile_union-busting/ Deutsche Telekom's Annual Social Responsibility Report Conceals Union-Busting at T-Mobile USA Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity, Telecom Policy, AT&T Mobility 2011-07-05T14:02:13+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/workers_at_att_mobility_marshall_space_flight_center_join_cwa/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/workers_at_att_mobility_marshall_space_flight_center_join_cwa/ Alltel workers who came into AT&T Mobility in 2009 are continuing to join CWA. AT&T Mobility 2011-06-24T17:17:12+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mobility_scheduling_tool_update/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mobility_scheduling_tool_update/ CWA District 1 and AT&T continue to meet in an effort to work out the problems with the scheduling tool. AT&T Mobility 2011-06-23T17:24:48+00:00