Group of 20 members of the US House of Representatives ask parent Deutsche Telekom for answers
Following up on grievances aired by T-Mobile US union labor, a group of 20 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the CEO of parent company Deutsche...
Employees will continue to work as negotiations continue after Aug. 1 contract expiration
Despite the lingering threat of a work stoppage, some 38,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees did not move forward with a strike following the midnight, Aug. 1, expiration of their contract.
Verizon and representatives...
Deadline for strike is Aug. 1
Midnight on Aug. 1 is the deadline for Verizon Communications and 38,000 of its union workers in New England to come to terms on a new contract or face a strike. So far, there has been no major progress in...
When RF engineer David Ohanlon took a contract job working for C Spire Wireless through LCC, he thought he’d be installing small cells or a distributed antenna system. These are technologies Ohanlon knows well, but in his new job he has hasn’t spent time...
TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view a recent interview with Jonathan Adelstein, CEO for PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association.
While details...
In another sign that smartphone sales may be leveling off, Samsung said today that profits for its mobile device unit were down more than 37% versus last year. Samsung's profits have been falling for 5 quarters now, but this report is a clear indication...
Google Express workers in the Bay Area are putting the wheels in motion to unionize. Labor organizers and the Teamsters Union are preparing to represent 140 low-wage warehouse workers employed by Adecco, a temp agency that provides delivery services for Google Express.
“The reports we...
Announcement of job cuts follows large-scale corporate restructuring in European markets
Global telecom company Vodafone Group this week announced it will cut around 1,300 jobs from its Spanish operation, which equates to around 22% of the company’s workforce in Spain.
The move comes following Vodafone’s $8...
Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn
WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the nation’s biggest telecom lobbying groups detail high-end executive salaries and impressive revenue.
Leading the pack was the National Cable & Telecommunications...
Ericsson believes promotions will improve attrition rates around the world
In an effort to retain the best talent, telecom equipment giant, Ericsson, is reportedly making a concerted effort to promote more workers from its Indian business to executive positions around the world to increase its global talent...
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...
Educational training, specifically fiber splicing training, is a key element of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood Electrical Workers (IBEW) negotiated agreement with mobile operators including Verizon and AT&T
Watch RCRtv - Fiber splicing training for CWA and IBEW workers from APT...
Pressured by Chinese competitors and domestic investors, Qualcomm has decided to undertake a "strategic realignment" that will include roughly 4,500 layoffs. Qualcomm said it will streamline its engineering operations and consolidate some offices.
The world's largest maker of chips for mobile devices employs more than...
Tower climber fatalities, lack of standards, LTE technology and need for formalized apprenticeships are driving material changes in tower climber training and certification programs
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Tower climber training programs were the focus of this week's episode of "Inside Telecom Careers". JP Jones, Vice President...
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...
Wireless industry leaders gathered at the White House on Wednesday to meet with representatives from the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House National Economic Council, the White House Chief Technology Office, the Department of Labor, the Veterans Administration, the Department...
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,...
Goal is one-third Hispanic, African-American workforce
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure reportedly wants more diversity at his company. At a Hispanic national convention in Kansas City, he set a goal for his company to have one-third of its workforce made up of Hispanic and African-American employees,...
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...
Microsoft announced it will layoff 7,800 employees as it restructures its phone business to accommodate the $7.6 billion acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services.
In an e-mail to employees, Microsoft CEO Sataya Nadella said the move was in effort to “focus our talent and investments...
As cellular and wireless networks become more integrated indoors, network architects are designing systems that can work together, and recruiters are looking for engineers and installers who have skill sets in both areas.
American Tower is hiring distributed antenna system RF optimization engineers to maintain...
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...
