Friday, March 30, 2018

Spectrum Strike Enters Second Year With NYC Protest, And No End In Sight


By Janet Burns 

Hundreds of union members and supporters rallied in New York this week on behalf of Spectrum technicians, who have been on strike for one year (and counting) in response to actions from parent company Charter Communications, which has also drawn scrutiny from consumers this month.

On Wednesday, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 gathered outside Spectrum's headquarters to protest the company's reported unwillingness to come to the table with the union's technician division.

According to the group, which represents 1800 NYC-area technicians and their families, Charter has attempted to force workers to renounce their union benefits in favor of company health and retirement plans, which members say would weaken their union and leave workers significantly worse off.

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Source: Forbes (via Empire Report New York) 

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