9 posts and columns on Communications Workers of America

Verizon Employees to Return to Work

in News on August 20, 2011 at 1:45 pm PT

About 45,000 Verizon Communications Inc. workers agreed to return to work Tuesday, under a previous contract, after striking to protest benefits cuts that the telecommunications giant sought to offset declining sales in its traditional wireline business.

A Smaller Strike at Verizon Wireless

in Mobile on August 10, 2011 at 5:01 pm PT

Verizon Communications Inc.’s argument to striking wireline workers is they have to accept deep cuts to benefits to help offset falling sales at its traditional phone business, but 70 striking union members are mounting a different fight—they work for the company’s highly profitable wireless unit.

If Speed Matters, Why Is American Broadband So Slow?

in Enterprise on December 15, 2010 at 12:57 pm PT

The Communications Workers of America have completed their latest survey of broadband connections in the U.S., and if the point wasn’t already well-established, then they’re here to remind you: Broadband connections in America are slow, and service availability is lousy or non-existent in many areas.

Sirius XM Unveils SkyDock for iPhone

in News on August 26, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? South Korea’s Divided by Four.

in News on August 26, 2009 at 5:41 am PT

In South Korea, the average broadband download speed is 20.4 megabits per second. In Japan, it is 15.8 mbps. In Sweden, it’s 12.8 mbps. In The Netherlands, it’s 11 mbps. And in the United States, the country that invented the Internet? It’s 5.1.
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Best Buy Lands iPhone Deal

in News on August 13, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? Finland's Divided by 10.

in News on August 13, 2008 at 4:59 am PT

An estimated 15 percent of Americans still use dial-up to connect to the Internet. And they might as well. Because according to a new study by the Communication Workers of America, the typical real-time Internet connection speed in the United States isn’t that much faster.

The Median U.S. Broadband Speed? Finland’s Divided by 10.

in News on August 13, 2008 at 4:59 am PT

An estimated 15 percent of Americans still use dial-up to connect to the Internet. And they might as well. Because according to a new study by the Communication Workers of America, the typical real-time Internet connection speed in the United States isn’t that much faster.

Verizon: No Strike; Talks Continue With CWA, IBEW

in News on August 4, 2008 at 7:45 am PT

Negotiations between Verizon (VZ) and unions representing 65,000 employees continued past the Saturday midnight contract expiration over the weekend, but union officials agreed not to call a strike while talks extended.