Frontier Call Center To Lay Off 100

Item: Costly communications: Union reps: Frontier Cd’A call center closing so cheaper workers can be hired in South Carolina /David Cole, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: Union representatives said this week that the more than 100 employees at the Frontier Communications Corp. call center in Coeur d’Alene are losing their jobs so the company can turn around and hire cheaper labor in South Carolina. In May, the Stamford, Conn.-based telecommunications company announced plans to open a call center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and hire more than 100 people. The Coeur d’Alene center is to close Sept. 18. Dave Moore, local president of the Communication Workers of America, said union representatives in Myrtle Beach have reported to him that new hires there will receive $11 per hour while training. Following training they’ll be paid $12 per hour, with a five-year wage freeze, Moore said. … At the Coeur d’Alene center, the pay ranges from $15 to $21 per hour, she said. The average age of workers is 55.

Question: So much for employer loyalty?