In labor news, T-Mobile workers are forming an independent union covering some 300 social media customer service workers. T-Mobile merged with Sprint in 2019, leading to thousands of layoffs. The workers say they were inspired by recent unionization efforts at Starbucks and Amazon. This is Tyler Roquemore, a member of the newly formed T-Force Social Care Alliance union.

Tyler Roquemore: “If we don’t do something as far as getting federal protection through unionizing, our jobs are next. And, you know, ever since the merger with T-Mobile, it’s been more and more layoffs, more and more pay cuts, more and more work pressure. So, this is what we feel is the right thing to do, is stand in solidarity for worker rights.”