---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200411031853.GA3596@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 03:18:53 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: In Memoriam - CWA page dedicated to COVID-19 victims CWA has established a memorial page for members who have lost their lives to COVID-19. This week we honor the memory of Richard Stewart-Johnson, a member of CWA Local 1101 who worked as a Parking Production Assistant; Gerald Hall, a member of CWA Local 4100, who worked at AT&T; Anick Jesdanun, a member of TNG-CWA Local 31222 who worked for the Associated Press; Robert Moody, a member of CWA Local 1180 who worked for the New York City Police Department of Environmental Protection; and Tony Greer, a member of CWA Local 51016 who worked for ABC at Good Morning America. https://cwa-union.org/remembering-cwa-members-lost-covid-19 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200411030756.GA3360@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 03:07:56 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CWA has negotiated a special COVID-19 bonus for AT&T Core Workers CWA has negotiated a special COVID-19 bonus of 20% for *ALL* CWA members in *ALL* titles (inside and outside) who work for both AT&T Core (Core means *all* titles in the West Green wireline contract, including Appendix A and Appendix E) and AT&T Mobility (Mobility means *all* titles in the Orange wireless contract)! https://district9.cwa-union.org/news/cwa-has-negotiated-special-covid-19-bonus-for-att-core-workers -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200411031226.GA3459@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 03:12:26 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Puerto Rico 9-1-1 Bill Protects Funds for Emergency Calls and Restores Collective Bargaining Rights After two years of intensive lobbying and solidarity from CWA Local 3010 members, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vazquez, signed a bipartisan bill last week that will protect public 9-1-1 funds and restore CWA members' collective bargaining that has been suspended since 2017. https://cwa-union.org/news/puerto-rico-9-1-1-bill-protects-funds-for-emergency-calls-and-restores-collective-bargaining -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200411025338.GA3242@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 02:53:38 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: We Need OSHA to Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has been MIA during the COVID-19 outbreak and has failed to ensure employers are adequately protecting workers. Weakened CDC recommendations have taken precedence over more protective, enforceable OSHA standards. OSHA has not even appeared at any of President Trump's coronavirus press briefings. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and President Donald Trump's political appointees at the Labor Department have all but abandoned America's workers at a time of crisis. https://cwa-union.org/news/we-need-osha-protect-workers-during-covid-19-outbreak -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 12 Apr 2020