Labor & Employment Law

Show Solidarity with the Women Working at T-Mobile

By James Parks

In recognition of International Women’s Day, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and unions around the world are standing in solidarity with the women of T-Mobile USA. As part of  the global campaign, CWA is collecting messages of strength and support on its website and Facebook page?messages to encourage them as they go to work each day under harsh and unfair conditions.

Please join this show of solidarity by sending a message of support right now. You can post one on CWA’s “We Expect Better from T-Mobile” Facebook wall or submit your message here.

In February, the global union movement launched a major worldwide campaign to convince Deutsche Telekom to end its anti-union actions and allow employees at its T-Mobile USA subsidiary to join a union if they choose.

Every day, women at T-Mobile USA are subjected to fear, stress and insecurity about their jobs. Their performance targets are constantly changing, they can be fired at any time, their pay increases are minimal?and any effort they start to join a union is quickly put down by management.

Women make up more than half of the company’s call center workforce. Many of them are single parents raising kids on low incomes that often qualify for state support. If they become union members, these women could fight for higher wages and better working conditions.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on March 08, 2011 (boomark / email).