CWA targets AT&T, GOP over post–tax law job losses

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The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is targeting Republican lawmakers and AT&T in a new advertising campaign aimed at highlighting the telecommunication company’s job cuts after receiving a boost from the GOP’s tax law. The CWA has launched radio ads in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas that ties Republican candidates to the job cuts. The group estimates that AT&T has cut 7,000 jobs since the tax bill went into effect in 2018. They accuse the company of using its tax savings to enrich its shareholders and executives rather than investing in workers. "AT&T can certainly afford to keep good family-supporting jobs in our communities," Lisa Bolton, CWA’s vice president of technology and telecommunications, said in a statement. "It's shameful for these members of Congress to stay silent while AT&T sends layoff notices to their constituents and moves the work to low-wage contractors."  The radio ads target a handful of races in the Midwest, including Rep Jim Renacci’s (R-OH) bid to unseat Sen Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in Ohio. AT&T spokesman Marty Richter said that the ads were "misleading" and noted that the company has invested more in the U.S. over the past five years — $135 billion — than any other other publicly traded company.


CWA targets AT&T, GOP over post–tax law job losses