CWA claims 86% of workers approve Verizon strike
The Communications Workers of America over the weekend reported 86% of Verizon Communication employees represented by the labor group voted to authorize a strike should the two parties fail to come to a labor agreement.
The current agreement,...
WASHINGTON – Continuing to prepare for a potential strike, Verizon Communications has been distributing an app to its non-union employees that will allow them to document bad behavior by union workers in the event of a work stoppage.
The app is designed to allow the...
Verizon lists 9 currently available jobs with diverse requirements
Verizon Communications might not seem like the most worker-friendly place for at least some employees, but the telecommunications giant remains one of the largest employers in the country, counting more than 176,000 people on its payroll.
The company...
Labor negotiations for 38,000 union employees ongoing; Verizon has prepped for potential strike
Contract talks for some 38,000 unionized Verizon employees are not going well, according to dispatches from Communication Workers of America labor leaders.
In a July 13 bargaining update, leadership for CWA District 1,...
HetNet deployments will drive job growth and potential costs associated with union construction crews certified to work in utility right-of-ways and on pole tops
According to Don Bach, vice president of operations and engineering for Nokia-owned SAC Wireless, 30% to 40% of future mobile operator capital...
WASHINGTON – Amid labor negotiations with some 38,000 union employees, Verizon Communications is prepping for a potential work stoppage by training more than 15,000 nonunion employees to take over in the event of a strike.
Verizon is working on a three-year contract with representatives from...
Sprint retail expansion to begin with 20 locations as part of JV
Sprint’s retail expansion plans are set to continue as the carrier announced a deal with U.S.-based Dixons Carphone to own and operate Sprint stores in a handful of U.S. markets.
The deal calls for...
17,000 employees agree to deal that includes wage increase, hike in health care contributions
AT&T on Friday announced that unionized wireline employees represented by the Communication Workers of America ratified a three-year contract that was tentatively agreed to on May 13.
Since the contract terms were...
Exclusive interview with Hugh O'Kane Electric Company CEO, discussing NYC DAS, Wi-Fi, Fiber and Colocation
If you are interested in a telecom career installing and maintaining in-building DAS, Wi-Fi, fiber and colocation facilities in New York City, the CEO of Hugh O'Kane Electric Company, offered...
Ericsson has given notice to most of the employees who will lose their jobs as a result of the company's cost-reduction program. The world's largest wireless equipmentmaker said that 2,100 people in Sweden are affected, but only 1,700 are actually leaving Ericsson. The rest...
Ahead of contract negotiations, union called out Verizon for abandoning landlines
Verizon Communications kicked off labor negotiations this week by offering raises to 38,000 employees working for its East wireline business.
Labor representation comes from the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
T-Mobile US touted the expansion of a call center, while the CWA asks for action
T-Mobile US continues to court controversy with its labor practices as the mobile operator announced the expansion of a call center in Alabama while at the same time the Communications...
BlackBerry is preparing for a new round of layoffs as it seeks to reallocate resources. The Canadian company says partnerships and a fresh focus on sales and marketing are likely to mean new jobs, but some of its existing jobs will have to be...
Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 861,500 telecom employees; 2.8% unemployment
After some growth in March, the telecommunications sector's April employment figures returned to levels posted in January and February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The most recent reporting shows that the BLS tallied 861,500 telecom...
Grievance strike started Wednesday; some union members have returned to work.
Nearly a month after contracts for some 17,000 AT&T employees expired on April 14, a threatened strike began to materialize in some locales on Wednesday.
The 17,500 employees who work for AT&T Midwest and Legacy-T...
Reps attend annual meeting for execs and shareholders
As some 17,500 unionized employees continue into the second week of work under an expired contract, union reps pressed AT&T higher-ups to finalize bargaining during the carrier’s annual meeting last week in Spokane, Wash.
The workers in questions...
AT&T has contingency plan if work stoppage materializes
A week after contracts for 17,500 unionized AT&T workers expired, contract talks are still ongoing despite an earlier strike threat from labor organizers.
Information is scarce, but AT&T spokesman Marty Richter told RCR Wireless News, “The two sides...
OSHA seeks public comment on how to reduce accidents at tower sites
Federal safety regulators are seeking public input on how to best protect the men and women who work on telecommunications towers from injury or incident.
Published on April 15, the Occupational Safety and Health...
Update 1, 10:00 a.m. CST: Texas-based members of the Communication Workers of America will hold a rally today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. CST at AT&T's Dallas offices on Browder Street.
Representatives from carrier AT&T and the Communication Workers of America did not reach a contract...
Update 2, 5:12 p.m. CST: The Communication Workers of America posted this update on its website: "Some progress is being made in negotiations for new contracts covering workers represented by the at AT&T Midwest and Legacy T."
"The contracts, covering about 17,500 workers, expired...
BLS reports low unemployment in telecom sector
Unemployment in the telecommunications sector continued its waning trend reaching a low 1.7% in March 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, down from 1.9% in February, 3.1% in January and 6.1% in December.
Similarly, employment ranks in...
Carrier Oi cuts 6% of workforce
Brazilian wireless carrier Oi said it was laying off 1,070 employees, or 6% of its approximately 18,000-strong total direct workforce. Last year, the company eliminated about 150 jobs at the manager and director levels.
In a comment to RCR Wireless News,...
2,200 positions cut in Sweden, now 71 cuts in Ireland
After announcing plans to cut 2,200 jobs in Sweden earlier this month, networking/software company Ericsson last week told staff at its Dublin facility that 71 more cuts would impact its local workforce.
Ericsson has about 1,500...
AUSTIN, Texas – SparkFun Electronics, which makes open-source equipment aimed at developers, had reps on hand at South by Southwest to showcase products and take part in various workshops and panel discussions.
Director of Marketing Jessica McDonald stopped by the RCR Wireless News studio to discuss...
