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FairPoint's voluntary retirement, layoffs reduce costs by $6.6M
FairPoint Communications' ( Nasdaq: FRP ) recent move to offer voluntary retirement to its union workers and another round of layoff has enabled it to take $6.6 million in costs out of its annual
AT&T Mobility, CWA strike tentative labor deal
AT&T Mobility ( NYSE:T ) and the Communications Workers of America said they reached a tentative labor agreement covering thousands of workers in five states. The CWA said that the deal covers
AT&T, CWA negotiating contract with wireless workers, continues wireline union talks
AT&T ( NYSE: T ) is working out the details of a new labor contract with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), one that represents over 9,000 of its wireless employees in CWA District 6. CWA
AT&T's wireline voice declines drive more job cuts in Connecticut
Eroding voices service revenues are forcing AT&T ( NYSE: T ) to let go another 150 employees in its Connecticut market. "We are eliminating some positions due to reduced workload in our shrinking
Verizon fires 40 union workers for misconduct
Verizon's ( NYSE: VZ ) ongoing saga with its union workers took another turn this week as the telco let go 40 employees for committing what it says were acts of violence or making threats against
Verizon accused of dodging taxes by CWA and Citizens for Tax Justice
Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) is once again facing another debacle with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which has accused the telco of not paying its taxes over the past three years. The CWA's
FairPoint could lay off more workers in New England region
FairPoint Communications' ( Nasdaq: FRP ) recent move to cut 400 employees from its roster could be just the first stage of a broader layoff effort as the service provider may be forced to cut even
Verizon's recent strike holds up FiOS installations
Even as Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) scales back its Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) roll out, the recent two week strike by 45,000 of Verizon's wireline union workers drove the service provider to suspend the
UPDATED: FairPoint lays off 400 in latest cost-cutting measure
FairPoint Communications ( Nasdaq: FRP ), in its ongoing quest to turn its financial fortunes, will lay off about 400 employees over the next several months. Management notified employees that about
Verizon's union workers accuse company of delaying Hurricane Irene repairs
While Verizon's ( NYSE: VZ ) unions may have agreed to come back to the bargaining table for a new labor contract, they are engaged in a new fight that claims the telco is taking too much time to make
