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As part of a planned move of its headquarters to Kansas City and a service revamp, Sprint prepaid Virgin Mobile brand is looking to fill various positions Sprint’s long-simmering plans …

Proposed 4-year contract focused on benefits, health care for more than 40,000 CWA workers at AT&T Mobility AT&T reported a stalemate in its attempt to forge a new employment agreement …

Telecom workforce management is changing as the so-called “gig economy” continues to penetrate the industry. An increasingly “hybrid” workforce of contract and full-time workers is emerging as operators put more …

Verizon union workers represented by the CWA and IBEW ‘overwhelmingly’ ratified a new 4-year pact set to run through August 2019 Verizon Communications and tens of thousands of union employees …

Sprint continues to pilfer executives from rivals as part of its broader corporate restructuring, with the latest coming from AT&T Sprint’s ongoing corporate restructuring gained yet another executive from a …

Verizon strike by nearly 40,000 CWA and IBEW members ends with new 4-year deal; workers expected back on the job this week Story updated with details on agreement Verizon Communications …

Former McDonald’s CEO: Robots are ‘going to cause a job loss across this country like you’re not going to believe’ The use of robots in manufacturing and other types of …

In a notice to investors sent out on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company will cut 1,850 jobs as the company rethinks its smartphone hardware business unit. The …

Maintain market competitiveness as macro builds give way to DAS deployments The next major hurdle for carriers is providing the LTE coverage customers expect everywhere, indoors and outdoors. As the …

A Finnish union representatives claims Nokia job cuts could impact up to 15,000 employees as vendor looks to trim $1 billion in operating costs Nokia looks set to move on …

DALLAS — Following its formation in 1995 as the Personal Communications Industry Association, the since shortened PCIA is changing its name to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA President and CEO Jonathan …

Government agency said it held ‘open, frank and constructive’ meetings with involved parties as it looks to bring resolution to ongoing Verizon strike The ongoing strike by Verizon Communications workers …

As part of a White House-led initiative called Joining Forces, telecom operators this week announced plans to hire tens of thousands of military veterans. The moves build on telecom companies …

In looking to hit 30% software control by year-end, AT&T set to increase education of workforce in NFV, SDN and IoT technologies AT&T is looking to increase the pace in …

Reports indicate striking Verizon union workers will begin seeing compensation from their representatives beginning as early as this week, while 15 protesting workers and supports were arrested Striking Verizon Communication …

The ongoing Verizon union strike witnesses the telecom operator offer up an ultimatum that fails to impress union leaders The ongoing labor strike at Verizon Communications has hit an inflection …

Wi-Fi continues to grow rapidly and take on more of the traffic that would otherwise go over cellular networks. According to Cisco’s VNI Mobile, Wi-Fi traffic from mobile and Wi-Fi-only …

‘At least’ 24 instances of damage to network infrastructure as Verizon strike continues in Northeast, mid-Atlantic After starting April 13, a Verizon Communications strike involving around 36,000 union employees shows …

Why is AT&T able to strike a deal with the Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications is not? Why is Verizon still struggling while their workers are on strike? …

Intel shifting from PCs to data center, cloud and IoT businesses Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on Tuesday told employees a company-wide “restructuring initiative” will involve cutting some 12,000 jobs, 11% of …

Once again Verizon workers are on strike. However, things are very different this time. The problem is a strike is like treating a cold or flu with a Kleenex. It …

Union alleges Verizon attorney hit two workers with his Porsche The Verizon strike continued on Monday with nearly 40,000 union workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions protesting offshoring of …

McAdam of Verizon calls Sanders’ views ‘uninformed’ and ‘contemptible’ U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), in his ongoing bid for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has made calling out what he …

After 36,000 Verizon workers walked off the job Wednesday as part of a union strike, Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both got involved in the ongoing labor …

After 10 months of negotiations for a new employment contract, some 36,000 Verizon unionized workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions walked off the job at 6 a.m. this morning …