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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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7/24/03- Another Viewpoint on AT$T Contract Extension Ratification Vote!

Download this Adobe PDF Document containing a letter from CWA Local 4998 Dan Danaher to Local 4998 AT$T members regarding the AT$T Contract Extension Ratification Vote....

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VOTE NO! on 2003 AT$T Contract Extension!

There is absolutely no contract language or letters, old or new, to stop AT$T from outsourcing our jobs onshore and offshore. AT$T will continue their onslaught on CWA and IBEW job...

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TAKE ACTION! Uranium Deception May Be Tip of The Iceberg!

Tell your Member of Congress to Co-Sponsor a push for investigations. With each passing day new revelations are surfacing about the justifications cited by President Bush to launch...

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7/23/03- Should The AT$T 2003 Contract Extension Ratification Vote Be Voided?

Certain date specific letters of agreement, such as The AT$T, CWA, IBEW Academic Awards of 35 scholarships for children of active employees and a signing bonus are NOT included in ...

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