Council Update: Clegg Field Tower, Radar Message Boards
By: Steve McAllister on October 18, 2023 in News to You
Editor’s note: The Council Update is a twice-monthly update on Council meetings and developments from Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister. The column is written after each council meeting, twice a month. This […]
Verizon Strikers Among 39,000 Nationwide Protesting Job Security Impasse
By: Rob Borkowski on April 14, 2016 in News to You
About 15 Verizon workers striking outside the company’s Warwick Commons store on Bald Hill Road Wednesday were among 39,000 members of Local UBEW and CWA protesting call center outsourcing and mandated work two months away from their homes Wednesday.
Verizon Workers Protest Outsourcing, Contract Stalemate
By: Rob Borkowski on December 14, 2015 in Business
About 70 Verizon workers, members of Local UBEW 2323, picketed the communications company’s retail location on Bald Hill Road sunday morning, protesting a contract stalemate since Aug. 1 they worry will open their jobs to overseas outsourcing.
Verizon Tower at WFD Spells End for Warwick Water Tower
By: Rob Borkowski on August 13, 2014 in News to You, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI – The base of a new Verizon cell tower is taking shape behind the Warwick Fire Department Headquarters on Veterans Memorial Parkway, marking the final days of the iconic landmark Warwick Water tower.