---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200501004401.GA22786@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 00:44:01 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Trump Administration Exempts Worker Pay Requirements in CARES Act This week, CWA President Chris Shelton joined with six other labor union leaders to raise the alarm about procedures that the Trump Administration has put in place that waives the requirement for large businesses to use federal aid from the CARES Act to keep 90% of their employees on payroll. In addition, the program for mid-sized businesses fails to include anti-outsourcing provisions or any provisions protecting workers' right to organize. https://cwa-union.org/news/trump-administration-exempts-worker-pay-requirements-in-cares-act -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200503151427.GA3680@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 15:14:27 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Teleworking: the new normal? By Melissa Tooley When companies across the country recently announced new work-from-home policies in response to covid-19, the news sent employees and companies alike into a tailspin, creating hardships for many. Workers scrambled to retrieve computers, files and supplies from their workplaces and identify a space at home to work; IT departments hustled to assist employees with connectivity and virtual meeting capabilities; and leaders of companies with more traditional cultures wondered if any work would get done at all. https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/may/03/teleworking-the-new-normal-20200503/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200503154924.GA3782@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 15:49:24 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: WV: Frontier Communications responds to service audit CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Frontier Communications Inc. says it is "willing to implement" multiple changes listed in an audit of the company's operations in West Virginia. Frontier Communications on Thursday responded to the audit, which the Public Service Commission of West Virginia ordered following multiple concerns about Frontier Communications' landline operations https://wvmetronews.com/2020/04/30/frontier-communications-responds-to-service-audit/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 04 May 2020