CWA Forms Wireless Workers Group, Includes Nonunion Workers
Communications Workers of America rallied union and nonunion wireless employees at AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to clasp hands in Wireless Workers United for fair wages and on-shore jobs, said a Tuesday news release. AT&T and Verizon have union and nonunion…
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workers, while T-Mobile has few union workers, a CWA spokeswoman said. Asked about Sprint workers, she said the group is “primarily focused on the largest and fastest growing wireless carriers, but all wireless workers across the industry are invited to join Wireless Workers United in the coming months.” Verizon Wireless worker Ristan Trim from Brooklyn said, “The wireless industry makes billions in profits each month, but executives have chosen to drive a race to the bottom in recent years, slashing our pay and benefits.” Verizon is encouraged "to see that the union is using an organization effort as an opportunity to call for great customer service," and the carrier believes most of its employees find Verizon to be "a great place to work," a spokesman said. AT&T is "the only major wireless carrier with a unionized workforce," provides "more full-time union jobs than any other company in America" and "employees are very well-compensated," a spokesman said. CTIA and T-Mobile didn't comment.