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<< Slow Web Site Loading | Main | Immigrant Rights Help US Workers >> September 16, 2003SBC: Pro-Civil Liberties, Pro-LaborWho'd a thunk it. From the heart of Texas comes one of the most pro-labor and pro-civil liberties company, SBC Communications. Unlike its cable and telephone brethren -- BellSouth, Comcast, EarthLink, Time Warner Cable and Verizon -- who have rushed to hand over the names of those accused of being illegal file sharers to RIAA administrative subpeonas, SBC is refusing to hand over names of its customers. Verizon lost a court case at the district level, but started handing over names even before its appeal was heard. Not so SBC: SBC, however, has sued the recording industry group in California.What is remarkable about SBC is that even as they are looking out for the interests of their customers, they also look out for the interests of their employees. Alone among the Baby Bells, they have developed amicable and even pro-labor policies in supporting the organizing efforts of the Communication Workers of America in moving into new areas of the company. Here is how CWA President Morty Bahr described the company in addressing its shareholders meeting-- and the fact that a union president was addressing the shareholders tells you a lot: This is the first time that the international president of our union has been invited to speak to the shareholders of one of our employers...Several years ago, SBC — under Ed Whitacre's leadership — and CWA embarked on a journey together which led to this invitation and my participation in this meeting. The company and the union made a commitment to rewrite the textbooks on labor management relations — not only in telecommunications, but hopefully to set an example for all of American business.SBC Communications-- they are one of the good guys in corporate America. Posted by Nathan at September 16, 2003 04:53 PM Related posts:
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsNow if only their service up here in the Midwest (under the old Ameritech) didn't such so much... Posted by: Kenneth G. Cavness at September 16, 2003 04:59 PM As an old CWA union steward, I find it interesting to read about SBC. I am happy that I am using their services. Phone SERVICE has deteriorated but, when I was working for PAC BELL, customers suffered because of management rules like limiting 411 calls to a certain # of seconds. This is why we often get wrong numbers. Posted by: Anne Hendrickson at September 19, 2003 06:36 PM I couldn't help but notice the glowing testimonial by Nathan proclaiming what SBC communications was one of the good guys in coorporate america. Please note that the CEO of SBC Communications, Edward E. Whitacre Jr., is a major Ranger" Class contributor to the Bush Administration. The minimum requirement to be a Ranger is to contrbute more than $200000 to the Bush Campaign. As we all know, the Bush Administration is neither a supporter of Labor or american workers. Posted by: Peter McGowan at January 1, 2004 05:13 PM Post a comment
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