Report on AT&T Reveals Thousands of Layoffs, Call Center Closures, and Rampant Outsourcing
AT&T HAS CUT MORE THAN 16,000 CALL CENTER JOBS, DEVASTATING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN MIDWEST STATES
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
While AT&T refuses to release details about plans for its $20 billion in tax savings, a report by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) examines the telecom giant’s continued role in hollowing out the middle class by eliminating thousands of jobs, closing call centers, and shifting customer service and network maintenance to low-wage contractors, including overseas vendors. While AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson once boasted that every $1 billion in tax savings will create “about 7,000 good jobs for the middle class,” the company announced more than 1,500 layoffs just days after the tax bill became law.
Read the full report here: AT&T 2018 Jobs Report