AT&T plans job cuts, closure of 250 Mobility, Cricket Wireless stores

AT&T has told the Communications Workers of America union that it plans to cut more than 3,400 technician and clerical jobs across the country over the next few weeks. The company also plans to permanently close more than 250 of its Mobility and Cricket Wireless stores, which would impact 1,300 retail jobs.

The Dallas-based conglomerate said in a statement Wednesday that it will be eliminating more non-payroll workers — the vast majority of whom are outside the U.S.— than managers or union-represented employees.

Target Corp. says it’s permanently increasing starting hourly pay for workers to $15 starting July 5, months ahead of schedule.

In 2017, the Minneapolisbased company had set a goal to gradually increase hourly wages to $15 by the end of 2020. The last time Target permanently hiked pay was in June 2019, when it raised hourly pay to $13. But starting in mid-March, Target gave a temporary $2 wage bump to part-time and full-time workers as a reward for working under the crush of orders from stay-at-home shoppers. The pay hike affects about 275,000 Target workers, the retailer said.

With the changes, Target said it will have invested nearly $1 billion more this year in its workers than it did last year. That also includes a $200 bonus to workers payable at the end of July that it also announced Wednesday.

Target said it is also offering free access to virtual doctor visits for all employees till year-end, regardless of whether they currently subscribe to a Target health care plan.

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