CWA 2108 Offers Peek Inside The Telecom World
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)For a chilling
but fascinating look behind the scenes
at how technological change – and plain old
greed – is affecting local telecom
jobs, check out the November
edition of CWA 2108’s newsletter. The cover
story, “VCSI
Closes Doors After 17 Years, Lays Off All
Workers” exposes “Verizon’s desire to
walk away from landline operations
completely.” Inside, Local 2108 President
Marilyn Irwin points out that “The same
company that demanded major concessions
from active employees and retirees during 2012
bargaining, causing a two week
strike (and) over fifteen months of
negotiations…has the financial means to buy
out Vodaphone for $130 billion!” Verizon’s
focus on layoffs and acquisitions is
boosting unemployment “and pushing the U.S.
further down in the world-wide
internet speed rankings,” says
Irwin.