https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/28/att-earns-record-profits-layoffs-outsourcing-continue
AT&T has laid off an estimated 7,000 workers since the TAX Scam announcement was issued, according to the Communication Workers of America union. AT&T disputed this number, arguing they’ve hired 8,000 employees in the United States so far this year and 87,000 over the past three years.