All the contractors are training to do fiber optic Installs and maintenance. Contracting companies told to hire more and more techs because they plan on laying off the majority of CTL outside technician work force by the end of the year. I’d be surprised if we don’t get our 90 notice for ISSP in the next two weeks. Their tactic was simple: separate the good profitable part of the business from the c-ap, rename the good stuff Lumen, and watch the union and CTL fade out. Now contractors can do all fiber installs and maintenance at a reduced cost and they don’t fall under any union contract obligations because it not the same company.
The pandemic and the increase in internet demand afterward saved the Union jobs because the company, like the rest of the world wasn’t expecting it. So they canceled the ISSP, worked us to the max with out regard for our health safety, and came up with a new strategy which will get them to their end goal quicker.
Typical corporate greed at its finest. All we can do is polish up the resumes and hope karma acts swiftly.