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As Google stakes a claim to utility poles, union workers worry about job security AT&T is fighting to keep Google from changing the rules in cities targeted for Google Fiber, and the telecom giant's union workers are keeping a close eye on the battle. AT&T...

New labor deal centered on health care benefits for approximately 42,000 CWA union workers at AT&T Mobility The Communications Workers of America said its members ratified a pending contract with AT&T Mobility that provides health care and other benefits to approximately 42,000 workers. CWA said the agreement includes...

Cisco plans to cut as many as 5,500 jobs, the company said today. The world's largest maker of internet routers said it wants to cut costs in order to be able to invest more in the internet of things, security solutions, and cloud technologies. Headcount...

Labor union CWA said the tentative agreement, focused on health care and other benefits, covers 42,000 AT&T Mobility workers Three weeks after negotiations stalled on a new contract, the Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement with AT&T Mobility covering approximately 42,000...

Latest round of job cuts builds on 1,850 layoffs Microsoft announced in May Continuing to tighten its belt, Microsoft plans to get rid of some 2,850 employees this year, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This is an expansion of...

The T-Mobile Workers United employee union, a local organization under the Communications Workers of America umbrella, said it plans to open its first field office on Monday. The office in Wichita, Kansas, is set for a grand opening involving CWA Policy Director George Kohl, U.S....

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 to alter the direction of its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brand took another step forward...

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 with more than 40,000 workers represented by the Communications Workers of America. In a statement, AT&T...

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 officially ended a tense stand-off following the official ratification of a new labor contract agreed...

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 rival as the carrier announced former AT&T executive Nelly Pitocco joined as VP of enterprise...

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 and unions representing nearly 40,000 striking employees have reportedly reached an agreement on a new four-year...

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 industry is not a new phenomenon, but, with advances in technology, the current tide 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 move will results in $200 million in severance payments, which will be recorded as part...

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 plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs as part of its ongoing integration of Alcatel-Lucent...

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 received federal attention over the weekend, with U.S. Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez speaking with...

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 previously committing to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2021. Joining Forces was launched...

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 which it’s migrating software control over its network as well as bolstering the software-based...

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 union workers are reportedly set to begin receiving benefits from a $400 million union fund,...

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 point as the telecom operator said it has made its “last, best, final offer to...

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 devices will account for 53% of total IP traffic by 2019. “Wi-Fi is part of...

'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 no signs of slowing; meanwhile, Verizon is offering rewards for numerous instances of apparent intentional...

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 the company's global workforce, by mid-2017 as part of a shift away from the PC...

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 jobs, travel assignments and other contract issues. Wireless and wireline workers repped by the Communication Workers...

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 dispute. Verizon employees represented by the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of...