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