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UNI Global Union is pleased to announce that Marcus Courtney has been appointed the new Head of Department for UNI Telecom Global Union.



He will take up his work here at UNI head office from 1st July, although co-operation with Marcus will begin with immediate effect.



Marcus succeeds Neil Anderson, who was recently appointed Head of Department for UNI Post and Logistics Global Union.



A graduate of the University of Montana, Marcus is currently the President of WashTech/CWA, which is the hi-tech and ATT CWA local in Seattle, USA. He was the driving force behind the creation of WashTech, whilst working at Microsoft as a contract test engineer.



WashTech was the first tech workers’ organisation in the USA. It affiliated to the Communication Workers of America (CWA) in 1998.



Marcus has been involved in a wide range of organizing and collective bargaining work in telecoms and the IT sector. He led an organizing drive at Amazon and also founded TechsUnite at the CWA to build a unified voice for technology workers. He also directed the successful organizing effort for over 1,200 customer service workers at AT&T Mobility.



Marcus has also been engaged in a wide range of regulatory and legislative issues in IT and telecoms.



The skills that Marcus brings to UNI will match the challenges we face from the convergence of IT, telecoms and media, organizing, global agreements and regulatory issues.



I am sure you will join me in wishing Marcus every success and that you will work closely with him in his new responsibilities.



Yours sincerely,



Philip J. Jennings

UNI General Secretary