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T-Mobile employee union opening field office amid growth

The T-Mobile Workers United employee union, a local organization under the Communications Workers of America umbrella, said it plans to open its first field office on Monday. The office in Wichita, Kansas, is set for a grand opening involving CWA Policy Director George Kohl, U.S....

Sprint prepaid Virgin Mobile brand seeks 50-plus new employees

As part of a planned move of its headquarters to Kansas City and a service revamp, Sprint prepaid Virgin Mobile brand is looking to fill various positions Sprint’s long-simmering plans to alter the direction of its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brand took another step forward...

CWA nixes AT&T Mobility labor contract

Proposed 4-year contract focused on benefits, health care for more than 40,000 CWA workers at AT&T Mobility AT&T reported a stalemate in its attempt to forge a new employment agreement with more than 40,000 workers represented by the Communications Workers of America. In a statement, AT&T...

Telecom workforce management and the 'gig economy'

Telecom workforce management is changing as the so-called “gig economy” continues to penetrate the industry. An increasingly "hybrid" workforce of contract and full-time workers is emerging as operators put more focus on reducing their costs to deploy network infrastructure. Field Nation, which provides a software...

Verizon union workers ratify new 4-year contract

Verizon union workers represented by the CWA and IBEW 'overwhelmingly' ratified a new 4-year pact set to run through August 2019 Verizon Communications and tens of thousands of union employees officially ended a tense stand-off following the official ratification of a new labor contract agreed...

Sprint nabs former AT&T exec as VP for enterprise sales

Sprint continues to pilfer executives from rivals as part of its broader corporate restructuring, with the latest coming from AT&T Sprint’s ongoing corporate restructuring gained yet another executive from a rival as the carrier announced former AT&T executive Nelly Pitocco joined as VP of enterprise...

Verizon strike ends with 4-year deal, wireless retail employees included

Verizon strike by nearly 40,000 CWA and IBEW members ends with new 4-year deal; workers expected back on the job this week Story updated with details on agreement Verizon Communications and unions representing nearly 40,000 striking employees have reportedly reached an agreement on a new four-year...

The robots are coming: Adidas, Foxconn, McDonald's eye automation

Former McDonald's CEO: Robots are 'going to cause a job loss across this country like you're not going to believe' The use of robots in manufacturing and other types of industry is not a new phenomenon, but, with advances in technology, the current tide of...

Microsoft cutting 1,850 jobs from smartphone division

In a notice to investors sent out on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company will cut 1,850 jobs as the company rethinks its smartphone hardware business unit. The move will results in $200 million in severance payments, which will be recorded as part...

In-building wireless is taking off, keep your edge (content provided by Anritsu and RCR Wireless News)

Maintain market competitiveness as macro builds give way to DAS deployments The next major hurdle for carriers is providing the LTE coverage customers expect everywhere, indoors and outdoors. As the macro layer reaches build-out, service providers are turning attention to in-building wireless deployments. Fluctuations in capacity...

Nokia job cuts appear on track, could impact up to 15,000 workers

A Finnish union representatives claims Nokia job cuts could impact up to 15,000 employees as vendor looks to trim $1 billion in operating costs Nokia looks set to move on plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs as part of its ongoing integration of Alcatel-Lucent...

PCIA changes name: meet the Wireless Infrastructure Association

DALLAS — Following its formation in 1995 as the Personal Communications Industry Association, the since shortened PCIA is changing its name to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein announced the name rebranding in the opening session of the group's annual conference. "We consider...

Verizon strike garners Department of Labor attention

Government agency said it held ‘open, frank and constructive’ meetings with involved parties as it looks to bring resolution to ongoing Verizon strike The ongoing strike by Verizon Communications workers received federal attention over the weekend, with U.S. Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez speaking with...

Carriers pledge to hire veterans; Sprint names Great Plains directors

As part of a White House-led initiative called Joining Forces, telecom operators this week announced plans to hire tens of thousands of military veterans. The moves build on telecom companies previously committing to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2021. Joining Forces was launched...

AT&T targets 30% software control by year-end; NFV, SDN and IoT skills needed

In looking to hit 30% software control by year-end, AT&T set to increase education of workforce in NFV, SDN and IoT technologies AT&T is looking to increase the pace in which it’s migrating software control over its network as well as bolstering the software-based...

Striking Verizon union workers set for piece of $400M fund; 15 protesters arrested

Reports indicate striking Verizon union workers will begin seeing compensation from their representatives beginning as early as this week, while 15 protesting workers and supports were arrested Striking Verizon Communication union workers are reportedly set to begin receiving benefits from a $400 million union fund,...

Verizon union strike hits ‘last, best, final offer’ stage

The ongoing Verizon union strike witnesses the telecom operator offer up an ultimatum that fails to impress union leaders The ongoing labor strike at Verizon Communications has hit an inflection point as the telecom operator said it has made its “last, best, final offer to...

Who’s hiring Wi-Fi engineers?

Wi-Fi continues to grow rapidly and take on more of the traffic that would otherwise go over cellular networks. According to Cisco’s VNI Mobile, Wi-Fi traffic from mobile and Wi-Fi-only devices will account for 53% of total IP traffic by 2019. “Wi-Fi is part of...

As Verizon strike continues, network sabotage allegations spike

'At least' 24 instances of damage to network infrastructure as Verizon strike continues in Northeast, mid-Atlantic After starting April 13, a Verizon Communications strike involving around 36,000 union employees shows no signs of slowing; meanwhile, Verizon is offering rewards for numerous instances of apparent intentional...

Kagan: Verizon, AT&T and the CWA union

Why is AT&T able to strike a deal with the Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications is not? Why is Verizon still struggling while their workers are on strike? This seems to make no sense in a competitive marketplace where customers can easily...

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs; focus shifting to the cloud

Intel shifting from PCs to data center, cloud and IoT businesses Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on Tuesday told employees a company-wide "restructuring initiative" will involve cutting some 12,000 jobs, 11% of the company's global workforce, by mid-2017 as part of a shift away from the PC...

Kagan: The Verizon strike is different this time

Once again Verizon workers are on strike. However, things are very different this time. The problem is a strike is like treating a cold or flu with a Kleenex. It treats the symptom but not the real problem. The real problem is something that...

Verizon strike reaches day 6; stock slide rebounds

Union alleges Verizon attorney hit two workers with his Porsche The Verizon strike continued on Monday with nearly 40,000 union workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions protesting offshoring of jobs, travel assignments and other contract issues. Wireless and wireline workers repped by the Communication Workers...

Verizon CEO to Senator Sanders: Feel ‘the Bern of reality’

McAdam of Verizon calls Sanders' views 'uninformed' and 'contemptible' U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), in his ongoing bid for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has made calling out what he sees as corporate greed a centerpiece of his campaign. Sanders has even put together a...