House Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Conyers (Mich.) wrote ...
House Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Conyers (Mich.) wrote SBC Chmn. Edward Whitacre to express “dismay” about SBC’s treatment of IBEW. In relatively short letter dated Oct. 23, Conyers wrote that IBEW sent messages to its members that were critical…
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of SBC’s labor practices and warned of effort to replace workers with contract employees. Conyers said SBC replied by threatening to terminate IBEW’s phone service. “If true, this would be a stunning example of a company using its monopoly power to retaliate against workers exercising not only their legally protected collective bargaining rights, but their rights under the First Amendment,” Conyers wrote: “It strikes me as particularly odd that a company whose business relies on providing telephone service nationwide claims to be unable to provide services to its own employees.” He asked SBC to fully investigate and report back to him. Conyers sent copy of letter to Judiciary Chmn. Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.).