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Union Association Requests Congress Attach Hiring Strings to Federal Broadband Dollars

The Communications Workers of America wants provisions in broadband bills barring hiring of subcontractors.

Mike Ogunji

Mike Ogunji

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Union Association Requests Congress Attach Hiring Strings to Federal Broadband Dollars
CWA President Chris Shelton

July 12, 2021 – A union association representing workers in telecommunications is asking Congress to attach strings to federal dollars that go to broadband infrastructure, including forbidding telecommunications companies from subcontracting for builds.

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