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Reuters reports:
About 37,000 AT&T Inc (T.N) workers, or less than 14 percent of the company's total workforce, began a three-day strike on Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier over new contracts.
This is the first time that AT&T wireless workers are on strike, which could result in closed retail stores during the weekend, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union. The workers on strike are members of the CWA.
The workers are demanding wage increases that cover rising healthcare costs, job security against outsourcing, affordable healthcare and a fair scheduling policy.
Other coverage at UCOMM Communications Blog and The New York Times
Previously on SoylentNews: Largest Labor Action in 5 Years Slated for Wednesday, April 13 Against Verizon
[Ed. Note: This story was rewritten with a different source because the original story substantially altered the quoted material and contained a longer off-topic text than the section quoted. As always, the original submission is available at the link below.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @01:19AM (2 children)
Stallman's longterm goal [...] was to suck the government teat
There are currently lots of extremely wealthy individuals, educational institutions, and for-profit corporations receiving gov't subsidies.
This, while extracting gobs of income from the economy and doing everything they can (some legal and some very shady) to avoid paying taxes.
Stallman's plan is to make available what he and his disciples produce to everyone without paying (not even limiting use by the military--an entity he dislikes).
Many would see gov't getting involved in funding this as a fine example of Liberal Democracy.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @01:51AM (1 child)
Haven't you noticed how money flows in one direction: toward FSF. I know very well, as I have donated money to FSF, and I have also written GPL software (not for GNU, thus I retain the copyright), but there's nothing liberal democratic about FSF. FSF is purely communist. FSF doesn't give. FSF takes. FSF takes donations and FSF takes copyright assignment. FSF does not give to promote the cause of free software. FSF takes as much as it possibly can from sponsors and volunteers. FSF is one monumental communist leech.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @04:14AM
Cause lawyers to fight bad lawsuits cost nothing.
Sounds like someone wants a free ride, hypocrisy strong with you today?