CWA Says Altice Layoffs Violate NY PSC Cablevision Order

The Communications Workers of America alleged that Altice broke a New York condition on its buy of Cablevision by laying off nearly 30 dispatchers in customer-facing jobs. Altice notified the employees verbally and in writing that they would be “discharged against their will as of June 29,” the union wrote the New York Public Service Commission, posted Friday. The PSC included a four-year prohibition on job cuts in the June 2016 order (see 1606150056). “We ask that the Commission take all appropriate actions to prevent these lay-offs, to protect these and other workers and to enforce all provisions of the Order including but not limited to those referenced in PSL §§25 and 26,” CWA said. An Altice spokeswoman denied wrongdoing. "Altice USA respects its commitments to the PSC and is in full compliance with all the terms of its agreement," she said. "We will vigorously defend our company against these false allegations."