Message-ID: <20220114032143.65484784@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:21:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: CWA Bargaining Update - Frontier Communications
After voting to authorize a strike if necessary late last year and
working without contracts, CWA members at Frontier Communications -
members of Locals 1298 in Connecticut and 1111, 1122, 1170 in New York
- have ramped up their mobilization efforts to fight for new
agreements by January 15th or Frontier will face a strike.
CWAers have sent thousands of emails to Frontier board members over
the past several weeks urging them to help settle a fair contract, and
held countless rallies to show the company that our members will not
back down.
https://cwad1.org/news/bargaining-update-frontier-communications
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Message-ID: <20220114032708.5281E784@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:27:08 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Big Legislative Win by CWAers in New Jersey
For the last several weeks, CWA members in New Jersey have been going
all out to fight for the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act to
strengthen workers' bargaining rights. The act expands the scope of
bargaining for state government workers beyond basic topics like wages
and benefits, and stops state government management from imposing
their version of a contract during bargaining with employees. It also
allows unions to charge non-union members for the cost of arbitration.
With time running out to get this bill passed, members send over 700
emails to their New Jersey State legislators, urging them to stand
with workers and strengthen our collective bargaining rights. That
hard work paid off on Monday, when legislators voted to PASS the
Responsible Collective Negotiations Act in the Senate (23-14) and
Assembly (49-27-1). This is a huge win for our 30,000 State
Worker members in New Jersey, and will have a big impact on our
bargaining power going forward!
https://cwad1.org/news/big-legislative-win-cwaers-new-jersey
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Message-ID: <20220114034238.7BCA1784@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:42:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T Flexes Its Regulatory Muscle In Attempt To Thwart
Upstart T-Mobile's 5G Success
by Andrew M. Brown and Kevin S. Dilallo
Two weeks ago, AT&T, the oldest and best known telecom carrier in the
U.S. and possibly the world, leveraged its considerable regulatory
weight to tip the competitive scale for 5G services away from rival
T-Mobile (the current leader in 5G) and thus in its own direction.
Obviously frustrated at its slow start out of the blocks (to mix
metaphors), AT&T must feel the need to hobble T-Mobile's head start
and ensure that T-Mobile cannot maintain its competitive lead in the
race to 5G, by trying to prevent it from amassing large swaths of
precious mid-band spectrum, the "gold coast" of spectrum suitable for
5G. While there is some merit to AT&T's approach, summarized below,
it is ironic to witness the once mighty monopolist provider of telecom
services resort to regulatory pressure to subvert a spunky, daring
young rival.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1149820/att-flexes-its-regulatory-muscle-in-attempt-to-thwart-upstart-t-mobile39s-5g-success?email_access=on
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+_ Youth-is-wasted-on-the-young department _+
+_ _+
+_ According to Wikipedia, Southwestern Bell Corporation _+
+_ acquired AT&T in 2005. The former "Baby Bell" wanted the _+
+_ brand name and its reputation, but not its old-world ways, _+
+_ and so, for practical purposes, "AT&T" has only been in _+
+_ business since that time. _+
+_ _+
+_ Mr. Brown and Mr. Dilallo seem to believe that AT&T is _+
+_ "the oldest and best known telecom carrier in the U.S. and _+
+_ possibly the world," a statement which makes me realize, _+
+_ with a bit of a shock, that they might not have been born _+
+_ when the Bell System was broken up. _+
+_ _+
+_ Bill Horne _+
+_ _+
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