Message-ID: <20220424005531.3916172F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:55:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Verizon Wireless and Apple Workers Organize with CWA
Last Friday, in a tremendous victory, workers at Verizon Wireless
stores in Everett and Lynnwood, Wash., won their union election. The
workers, who have been organizing for months, remained united in their
efforts to form a union even in the face of aggressive anti-union
tactics from the company.
Workers and supporters held a tailgate outside of the Verizon Wireless
store in Everett to watch and celebrate the official National Labor
Relations Board vote count. After the tailgate, the workers met
privately with Starbucks workers at a nearby store who recently formed
a union and served as an inspiration for the Verizon workers to
organize.
The workers now aim to create an organizing wave inside the company
that can sweep across the country. They hope to inspire other Verizon
Wireless workers to stand up, be brave, and fight for the union they
deserve.
https://cwa-union.org/news/e-newsletter/2022-04-21
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Message-ID: <20220424005256.9A89872F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:52:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Promoting Trade Policy that Prioritizes Workers
On Tuesday, CWA Legislative Specialist Elena Lopez testified at a
U.S. International Trade Commission hearing, stressing the impact that
offshoring facilitated by unfair trade policies has on workers. She
noted that workers tend to move to lower paying jobs after losing
their jobs to offshoring - a trend she said was "especially true" for
workers who change industries, as well as for workers of color. "As
the union representing the largest number of workers in the call
center industry, we have seen firsthand how our trade policy has
encouraged companies to offshore jobs, driving down wages and working
conditions for U.S. workers," said Lopez.
In addition, she highlighted the various policies and loopholes
embedded in previous trade deals that have made it easier for
multinational corporations to disinvest from domestic industries.
Lopez added, "The impacts of our trade policies are not limited solely
to offshoring of jobs, but also include undermining negotiating power
for international workers seeking to form unions or to secure better
pay, benefits and working conditions. Our trade policies should
promote growth and opportunities for all workers, domestic and abroad,
rather than a race to the bottom."
https://cwa-union.org/news/promoting-trade-policy-prioritizes-workers#:~:text=On%20Tuesday%2C%20CWA%20Legislative%20Specialist,trade%20policies%20has%20on%20workers.
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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:41:26 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: CWA Members Organize a Town Hall on Expanding Broadband
Access to All Communities in Arizona
On Monday, CWA members hosted a public town hall meeting in Casa
Grande, Ariz., with Democratic Congressman Tom O'Halleran and Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small to
discuss the need for expanding broadband access throughout the state,
especially to underserved communities. Fernando Roman, CWA Broadband
Brigade member and Executive Vice President of CWA Local 7026, also
participated in the forum along with other panelists.
"We are forty-five minutes or so down the road from the fifth largest
metropolitan area in the country and we have very poor broadband,"
said O'Halleran, speaking to the enthusiastic crowd. He added, "People
in rural America need to be part of the knowledge-based economy."
https://cwa-union.org/news/cwa-members-organize-town-hall-on-expanding-broadband-access-all-communities-in-arizona#:~:text=On%20Monday%2C%20CWA%20members%20hosted,state%2C%20especially%20to%20underserved%20communities.
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