News and Views
8/05/03- AT$T Vice President Labor Relations Announces VTP!
Barbara A. Maniscalco, AT$T Vice President Labor Relations said, "This is to advise you that AT$T Labs, Business Srevices Enterprises, PONS, ANS Customer Service Operations, AT$T C...
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8/02/03- LIVE on C-Span Tuesday, August 5, 2003!
Don't forget to tune in to C-Span on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 7PM - 8:30PM (CDT). LIVE from Navy Pier, Chicago, all nine Democratic presidential candidates will be questioned by ran...
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8/01/03- U.S. Proposes Banning MCI/WorldCom From Seeking Federal Work!
"In this particular case, the basis for finding that they lack responsibility goes to their accounting systems and to their business integrity and business ethics, which has not be...
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8/01/03- Judge Rules IBM "CBA" Pension Plan Unfair!
Judge G. Patrick Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois held that IBM's cash balance pension plan violated age discrimination provisions of the Emp...
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8/01/03- GSA to Bar MCI/WorldCom From Government Contracts!
CWA President Morty Bahr applauds GSA decision to suspend MCI/WorldCom from future federal contracts. External link to CWA Press Release....
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8/01/03- CWA President Bahr Testimony at U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Investigating MCI/WorldCom !
CWA President Morty Bahr testified at the U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on July 22, 2003 investigating MCI/WorldCom's bankruptcy and competition issues. Among other things, Bahr s...
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7/31/03- Support HERE Local 1 Congress Hotel Strikers!
HERE Local 1 members at the Congress Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Chicago have been on strike since June 15th. Online travel company Orbitz is still booking customers into ...
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7/28/03- AFL-CIO to Host Working Families Presidential Forum!
Tune in to C-Span August 5, 2003 at 7 p.m. (CDT) for a national AFL-CIO Working Families Presidential Forum LIVE from Navy Pier, Chicago. The AFL-CIO will host a national working f...
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7/25/03- AT$T Profits Up, Will Cut 2,900 More Jobs!
AT$T said it would cut about 9% of its 71,000-strong workforce by year-end, deeper cuts than the 5% it previously forecast. AT$T said by year-end (2003) it would cut its workforce ...
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7/25/03- Worker Friendly Illinois Legislation Passed During the 2003 Spring Session!
Submitted by Liz Van Der Woude, Local 4250 Executive Vice-President and Co-Chairperson of the Local Legislative Committee. Download summary of selected bills in Microsoft Word form...
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