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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has reported that there are more than 250,000 veterans exiting the military every year. Warriors 4 Wireless was created by Kelley Dunne, with industry and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The last 12 months have seen big data become a versatile player in industries all across the spectrum. That trend is expected to continue in 2015 with big data increasingly mingling with the "Internet of Things."
The two titans of technology are expected to become...
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The telecom industry is experiencing exponential growth and showing no signs of slowing down. Strategic growth, however, can only take...
Sprint’s plans to cut jobs cost the carrier a bit more than originally planned, with additional costs possible through the middle of next year.
The carrier noted in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it took an additional $105 million charge during its most...
The annual look at technology hiring trends by research firm Robert Half Technology concludes that mobile, big data and network security are driving businesses trends now, and will shape 2015 hiring trends in the tech fields.
"The supply of highly skilled technology professionals is expected...
The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers showed the country’s unemployment rate dropped below 6% in September, highlighting a continued trend of improving employment statistics. However, for the telecommunications space, the numbers remain mixed.
According to BLS statistics, there was a drop of about...
Employment across the telecommunications segment increased in July, reversing a significant uptick in unemployment the previous month, according to the latest workforce figures from the United States Department of Labor.
According to the agency’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the telecommunications sector posted a 3.2% unemployment...
