We have been chronicling (anecdotally) the Qwest layoffs for the past few months, and now the company has disclosed a cumulative number: 1,200 jobs, or 3 percent of its workforce. Based on our conversations with Qwest employees, that number seems awfully low.
Category: Qwest
Qwest, Union Reach Agreement, Part II
This contract should certainly last long enough for Verizon to acquire Qwest and move the headquarters to New York City. Sigh.
And the Bad News Keeps Coming at Qwest
Qwest’s union workers have rejected the contract offer made by the telecom company in August. Back to the negotiating table.
Qwest Layoffs Imminent?
The Qwest layoff rumors are reaching a fevered pitch. Anyone have the details?
Qwest Reaches Agreement with Union, Avoids Strike
Qwest has avoided a potential public relations disaster at the Democratic National Convention (and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis) by reaching a contract agreement this morning with its largest union, the CWA.
NFL’s Packers Hire Sankey
Former Qwest EVP of Marketing and Communications Laura Sankey has been named Senior VP of Marketing and Sales for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
Comcast, Qwest, Dish Network Named to Hall of Shame
Comcast, Qwest and Dish Network are among the companies enshrined in this year’s Zogby-MSN Customer Service Hall of Shame.
Wait, Qwest Doesn’t Own Dex? D’oh!
If you dumped your company’s products on peoples’ doorsteps without their consent, you’d probably be arrested. Not the yellow pages cartel. So how do you get even? Create a giant phone-book shaped art sculpture in front of Qwest’s headquarters. Which would be even better if Qwest hadn’t sold its Dex yellow pages division to RH Donnelley several years ago, but we’re willing to cut the performance artists some slack because they probably don’t read the business section.
Hat tip to Andy Bosselman.
Qwest: Get In the Loop, and This Time We Don’t Mean By Endlessly Bouncing Among Our Customer Service Reps
Qwest is launching its first new advertising campaign since it dumped Denver-based McClain Finlon for Chicago-based Draftfcb. The campaign, “Get in the Loop,” will appear in print, and on television, billboard and online properties. You can view the concepts here.
Is That a Urinal Bag in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
Whew. We were concerned about Qwest’s need to layoff 700 of its employees, but it appears that the telecom giant has righted the ship thanks to out-of-the-box thinking such as this.
Qwest to Cut 700 Jobs
A significant decline in its traditional local telephone business — the result of increasing cell phone usage — means that Qwest will cut approximately 700 jobs. The cuts, totaling roughly 2 percent of Qwest’s workforce, will be in the form of buy-outs starting March 27. The Denver Egotist blames it all on bad karma.
Triangulating the McClain Finlon Layoffs
The Denver Egotist has the latest rumored number — somewhere near 75, which is more in line with the percentage of business that Qwest represented. Previous ballpark estimates had placed the number of layoffs at more than 100 and as high as 120.
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