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The Telecom Digest for Sat, 18 Jun 2022
Volume 41 : Issue 115 : "text" format

table of contents
Eastern Arizona police chief, Congressman call for state and federal agencies to investigate Frontier Communications
CWA and Lumen agree to early contract bargainingw
CWA and Microsoft Announce Historic Labor Neutrality Agreement
CWA: Worker Power Update

Message-ID: <20220617135109.8310A73A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:51:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Eastern Arizona police chief, Congressman call for state and federal agencies to investigate Frontier Communications By: Venton Blandin Posted at 10:25 PM, Jun 16, 2022 and last updated 1:25 AM, Jun 17, 2022 ST JOHNS, AZ - Multiple officials call for state and federal agencies to investigate an outage that left some Arizona communities without the ability to call 911 for days. It all started when a fiber cable was damaged. Investigators believe it was done intentionally. https://www.abc15.com/news/state/eastern-arizona-police-chief-congressman-call-for-state-and-federal-agencies-to-investigate-frontier-communications -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220617010746.586F2A49@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 01:07:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: CWA and Lumen agree to early contract bargaining Bargaining Update Lumen CWA District 7 members at Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink) are mobilizing in preparation for bargaining their next contract, which expires in less than a year. Last week, Lumen management proposed early bargaining for the contract. The bargaining committee has accepted, and will meet with the company later this month. https://cwa-union.org/news/e-newsletter/2022-06-16 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220617010042.98DAEA49@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 01:00:42 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: CWA and Microsoft Announce Historic Labor Neutrality Agreement June 16, 2022 Thanks to an unprecedented neutrality agreement between CWA and Microsoft, if Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved, workers at Activision will be able to freely and fairly make a choice about union representation. CWA President Chris Shelton announced the agreement at the CWA Presidents Meeting on Monday. "Under this agreement, Microsoft will remain absolutely neutral if the employees covered by the agreement express interest in joining CWA," Shelton told the group. "CWA organizers will have onsite access. Instead of an NLRB election, we will use a hybrid approach overseen by a neutral third party. Each worker will be able to either sign a card or participate in a confidential balloting process to choose union representation." https://cwa-union.org/news/cwa-and-microsoft-announce-historic-labor-neutrality-agreement -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220617011752.21BCAA49@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 01:17:52 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: CWA: Worker Power Update June 16, 2022 Supporting Pro-Worker Candidates in Colorado Ahead of the upcoming 2022 primary elections on June 28, the CWA State Council for Colorado and Wyoming has released its endorsement list of pro-worker candidates. The list includes candidates who have gone through a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the State Council, made up of CWA local leaders, in partnership with the Colorado AFL-CIO and regional affiliated bodies. "Our local unions are building independent worker power. We work for workers, not for political parties. Elections matter. The right elected leaders can set the stage for us to win organizing victories, protect our safety and security on the job, and pass policies like paid sick leave and whistleblower protections for all workers," reads the letter by the State Council announcing the endorsements. https://cwa-union.org/news/worker-power-update-34 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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