Labor Notes
06-30-2017, 08:22 PM
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Call Center Unions Build International Connections (http://www.thebellforum.com/2017/06/call-center-unions-build-international-connections)
June 30, 2017 / Dan DiMaggio (http://www.thebellforum.com/author/4955/content)
One big issue in May’s three-day strike by 38,000 AT&T workers was the company’s offshoring of jobs. To shine a spotlight on the issue and strengthen international solidarity, a group of union members visited the Dominican Republic a couple of weeks before the strike to meet the call center workers on the other end of that offshoring.
According to the Communications Workers (CWA), AT&T has closed 30 U.S. call centers and downsized dozens of others since 2011, eliminating 12,000 jobs—nearly one-third of all its call center employees.
More... (http://labornotes.org/2017/06/call-center-unions-build-international-connections)
Call Center Unions Build International Connections (http://www.thebellforum.com/2017/06/call-center-unions-build-international-connections)
June 30, 2017 / Dan DiMaggio (http://www.thebellforum.com/author/4955/content)
One big issue in May’s three-day strike by 38,000 AT&T workers was the company’s offshoring of jobs. To shine a spotlight on the issue and strengthen international solidarity, a group of union members visited the Dominican Republic a couple of weeks before the strike to meet the call center workers on the other end of that offshoring.
According to the Communications Workers (CWA), AT&T has closed 30 U.S. call centers and downsized dozens of others since 2011, eliminating 12,000 jobs—nearly one-third of all its call center employees.
More... (http://labornotes.org/2017/06/call-center-unions-build-international-connections)