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Communications Workers of America allege Verizon has allowed its copper network to deteriorate in Maryland and other states Five months into a negotiation with Verizon Communications regarding employment contracts for …

The complaints about Verizon Communications’ failure to deliver on promises to build out its FiOS networks continue to grow; this time Pittsburgh is calling foul. The city is making similar claims …

WASHINGTON – The Communication Workers of America are putting the screws to Verizon Communications in public comments as labor negotiations for some 39,000 employees drag on. CWA and International Brotherhood of …

Union: carrier turned down FCC money for rural broadband WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission recently announced the telecom companies that will receive federal subsidies through the Connect America Fund. …

The fiber started going in back in 2008 but many areas of the city are still not hooked up Tension has been brewing between New York City residents and political …

Verizon Communications has been in deadlocked negotiations with union workers about pension and health care benefits since June 22. One deadline for a deal already came and went with no …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

CWA says Verizon wants to cut pay to employees while top five execs earned $44M last year Verizon Communications’ opening contract negotiation gamut of offering raises has been blasted by …

CWA commends T-Mobile US dealings at call centers The Communications Workers of America is claiming victory over T-Mobile US in a recent policy change that CWA said resulted in the …

Verizon flatly denied union accusations that neglect of its landlines is impacting customer service in the Northeast. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Communications Workers of America claims that …

NLRB ruling does not find direct T-Mobile US infringement, but carrier dinged for broad interpretation T-Mobile US had its labor practices dinged by the National Labor Relations Board, which found …

AT&T’s pending $48 billion acquisition of DirecTV received a boost from the Communications Workers of America, which filed comments in support of the proposed deal. CWA, which claims to represent …

T-Mobile USA is reportedly set for a round of job cuts ahead of its planned acquisition of MetroPCS, with more than 100 jobs expected to be slashed beginning today. The …

A brief contract extension agreed upon over the weekend between AT&T and union workers in the Southeast appeared to bear fruit, while the same cannot be said for workers in …

The Communications Workers of America sent a request to the U.S. Department of Labor that it grant trade adjustment assistance benefits to T-Mobile USA customer service agents slated to lose …

The Communications Workers of America last week applauded the New Jersey State Assembly for passing the “Save New Jersey Call Centers Jobs Act,” which requires public disclosure by companies that …

The Communications Workers of America said it had reached a “tentative contract agreement” with AT&T Mobility covering its “District 6” region that the union organization said would result in “the …