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AT&T Bid Positive News for T-Mobile USA Workers

Brussels, 21 March 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Yesterday's announcement by US telecommunications company AT&T that it plans to purchase Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA is welcome news for T-Mobile's US employees. The ITUC, with its German and US affiliates DGB and AFL-CIO, has been working in support of efforts by UNI Global Union and its German and US telecoms sector affiliates ver.di and CWA to ensure respect for T-Mobile USA's employees' union membership and collective bargaining rights.

"This announcement is a positive development, both for the future of broadband in the US and Germany, and for the employees of T-Mobile USA in particular given AT&T's record in respect of fundamental workers' rights. The ITUC will continue to support UNI in its efforts for a global agreement with Deutsche Telekom," said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.

To see the press release issued by UNI Global Union today: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/iportal.nsf/pages/homepageEn?Opendocument&exURL=http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/UNINews.nsf/0/C3E3D7DBBBAD994BC125785A0055D613

For more information on the AFL CIO website: http://www.aflcio.org/index.cfm

The ITUC represents 175 million workers in 305 affiliated national organisations from 151 countries and territories. Website: http://www.ituc-csi.org and http://www.youtube.com/ITUCCSI

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