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- Our Dearest Brother
On April 25th,2025, our Local lost one of our most beloved brothers, Jaime Rolando Chen. Jaime was a loyal long-time member and AT&T employee of over 26 years of service. He was a wonderful friend, father, husband and son. Jaime always had a positive attitude towards his work, his family, his faith and life, never dwelling on “negative energy” as he used to say. . On Sundays he would enjoy his cuban coffee and an occasional round of Golf. Always full of spirit and energy, Jaime lit up a room with his fervor for life, it was infectious and made everyone he met feel like they were the only ones in the room. Jaime will live on in the hearts of those he touched and will sorely be missed. God Bless you and your family, and may you rest in eternal peace brother.
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- CWA Statement in Response to the Supreme Court Hearing Oral Argument on the Universal Service Fund
- Gamers Unite!
Industry-wide union United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has welcomed over 100 new members into its ranks within hours of breaking cover at GDC 2025.
Union organizer KB shared the milestone during a labor panel at the conference, prompting a cacophony of applause from attendees.
UVW-CWA was established by industry workers across the United States and Canada to “build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status.”
As a direct-join (or pre-majority) union, UVW-CWA enables workers—including freelancers and those who have been laid off—to organize without encountering hurdles that employers might lay down during the traditional union certification progress.
- Department of Homeland Security ends Collective Bargaining for TSA
March 7, 2025,
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with TSA. “Eliminating collective bargaining removes bureaucratic hurdles that will strengthen workforce agility, enhance productivity and resiliency, while also jumpstarting innovation.” The legality of the Federal Government ending its contract is being contested, but it is clear that this is an attack on public sector unions. If this is what they are doing to Public sector unions, is the CWA Next?
Below are a few links with diverse and very informative views on this matter.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-civil-service-explained/
- AT&T sells $850 Million in Real Estate Nationally. $43 million in Miami Dade County alone.
Real estate in Miami sold to Real Estate investment Reign Capital.
- Date of Sale: January 30, 2025.
- Property: 199,903-square-foot building on 11.3 acres.
- Address: 460 N.E. 215th Street, near Miami Gardens.
- Sale Price: $12.87 million.
- Buyer: Reign Capital.
- Deal Details: AT&T sold 10 South Florida sites for a combined $62.9 million, part of a larger $850 million nationwide deal where AT&T is leasing back the properties.
- Other properties sold: AT&T sold a total of 10 South Florida properties including buildings in Coral Gables, Homestead, Miami, Miami Gardens, Sunrise and West Palm Beach.
- Reason for Sale: AT&T is moving to fiber and wireless networks, freeing up real estate for other uses.
- South Florida Properties:As part of the larger deal, AT&T sold 10 South Florida properties, spanning roughly 1 million square feet, to Reign Capital for a combined $62.9 million.
- Miami-Dade County Properties:Eight obsolete utility properties in Miami-Dade County were sold for a combined $43.6 million as part of the national portfolio deal.
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