This Site Is Not Affiliated With The Communications Workers of America Local 1101

Dawn Sickles

Welcome to “CWA 1101 By The Members For The Members”

To All My Fellow Union Sisters and Brothers:

Unions and workers are under attack as never before. It will be my pleasure to continue to provide the same brand of informative site as I have for the past 16 years. This site will be By the Members-For the Members!

I’m accepting submissions of stories, photos and videos from anyone in support of the labor movement.

Together, we can make this the go-to site for Union Members and the Labor Movement.

Don’t forget to bookmark this site: cwa1101.net

In Solidarity,

Dawn Sickles – webmaster cwa1101.net
Member of CWA Local 1101
email: webmaster@cwa1101.net

PS I am already receiving emails; thank you and keep them coming!

Email below received January 14, 2012

I retired June 2010 from VZ. I was a COT in Olean NY. I hope you will accept essays and commentaries from members outside of the 1101 local. I have a lot of thoughts about Verizon and their aim to spin off or sell the land lines, and all this gossip about a merger with Vodafone. I do a lot of reading by analysts and Telephony people that give good insight to these matters. I would love to have a forum to express my ideas so that members can see thru the BS the company puts out to scare members into submission.

I started with ‘the telephone company’ june 18 1973 as a directory assistance operator, then worked as a dial office clerk, and finally a COT for 20 years. I was there when we were a monopoly, went thru the break up, the digital revolution, the tech bubble and now the internet and wireless age.

Your web site can be a great place for ideas to meet, in conjunction with organizations like Protect Seniors and Association of Bell Tel Retirees .

Thank you and the best of luck and success with the new web site.

Louis Marinaccio
Retired
June 18, 2010