---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190522000124.GA9522@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 00:01:24 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CWAers Land Major Legislative Victory For Working People In Maine [Telecom] (This is from the CWA District One newsletter) CWA Local 1400 members in Maine saw a lot of hard organizing and advocacy work pay off last week as Governor Mills signed new legislation into law on May 13th that will increase protections for the state's working people. The bill was sponsored by Maine House Rep. Michelle Dunphy, a call center worker and CWA Local 1400 member who championed the bill along with Shenna Bellows in the Senate. Local 1400 members advocated for the bill, along with the Maine AFL-CIO, and the Maine People's Alliance. The bill, which initially covered call center workers and was later expanded to include all businesses with more than 100 employees, will require companies to give more advanced notice to workers when initiating layoffs. This will allow workers, their families, and communities to better prepare for impending layoffs. The bill was passed quickly through both sides of the legislature, with the State House voting 78-50 in favor of it on April 30th, followed by the Senate, which passed it 21-14. "The passage of LD 201 is great news for working people in Maine," said CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor. "I congratulate the members of CWA Local 1400 for their persistence in lobbying for this important piece of legislation. When workers stick together we get results!" -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <0a6b9446-f45f-4a37-99e5-1c7e0ba221f8@Rochester.RR.com> Date: 21 May 2019 16:27:06 -0400 From: "Bob K" <SPAMpot@Rochester.RR.com> Subject: Re: Ajit Pai proposes new rule that would allow carriers to block robocalls On 5/19/2019 7:59 PM, Monty Solomon wrote: > Ajit Pai proposes new rule that would allow carriers to block robocalls - > <snip> In my estimation blocking robocalls is only half of the problem. The other part is the ability to spoof caller ID. While there is an occasional legitimate reason to do this, it is being abused far greater than it should be. I would suggest that anyone with a legitimate need to show caller ID that does not point back to the calling number would need to register the spoofed information with their telephone service provider. All other calls with incorrect caller ID should be blocked right at the source, or when they come into this country. I am on the "Do Not Call" list (which I think provides a list of good numbers for the telemarketing industry), but how can I complain about calls received when they came from the little old lady down the street, or many that show "not assigned"? ...Bob ------------------------------ Message-ID: <e84ae9f2-c7b9-4f56-9f7f-029b5e958dca@googlegroups.com> Date: 21 May 2019 13:20:28 -0700 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: Worker Gets CEO to Agree that Verizon Wireless Workers Have a Right to Join Unions > I don't like facepage sites: they're evil. But, the CWA is still > fighting the good fight, so I'll leave it up to you. In my opinion... Lots of American workers need to be in a union these days to protect their basic standard of living from exploitation. Companies have been making enormous profits in recent years, but not sharing it with the workforce. The top executives and Wall Street have done very well. The telecom carriers don't seem to treat their workers very well, and the carriers sought to eliminate unionized jobs inherited from the old companies. Unfortunately, today's unions are either extremely weak or out of touch. Some unions are still fighting ancient battles that are no longer relevant. Some are fighting for narrow special interests, not the overall workforce. >From my contacts with CWA, they're on the right track, but they're very weak. ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 23 May 2019