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TAKE ACTION NOW! Block Bush's Overtime Cuts!

An opportunity to block President Bush's drive to take away overtime pay from millions of Americans has just come up. We lost the vote in the House last thursday but we have anothe...

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WorldCom/MCI Must Not Be Rewarded With Government Contracts!

On January 1, 1999 Chicago CWA Local 4250 represented 1,039 AT$T workers. On March 31, 2002, Local 4250 represented 542 AT$T workers. This equates to a 47.8% drop in Local 4250 AT$...

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TAKE ACTION - WRITE to Senator Durbin NOW - WorldCom/MCI:Largest Corporate Fraud in U.S. History!

On January 1, 1999, Chicago CWA Local 4250 represented 1,039 AT$T workers. On March 31, 2002, CWA Local 4250 represented 542 AT$T workers. This equates to a 47.8% drop in Local 425...

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Feds Ponder WorldCom/MCI's Fate as Government Contractor!

Robert Guerra, a partner at government consulting firm Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik & Associates in Oak Hill, Va., said viable alternatives to MCI exist. "AT$T, for instance, does everyt...

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CWA Hails Ruling That Backs Job Security at Verizon!

Arbitrator Shyam Das' decision means that 2,400 union-represented workers who wrongfully lost their jobs last December, and hundreds of others who were involuntarily transferred in...

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CRIME MUST NOT PAY! IT'S TIME TO PUNISH WORLDCOM/MCI FOR THE LARGEST FRAUD IN U.S. HISTORY!

WorldCom/MCI committed the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history, estimated at $11 billion. WorldCom/MCI's fraud-induced bankruptcy cost investors, many of which are workers' pen...

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Election Results, 2003 Local 4250 Convention Delegates!

The Local 4250 Election Committee has conducted an election of delegates to the CWA 2003 Annual Convention. In addition to your local president, Liz Van Der Woude Local 4250 EVP an...

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CWA/IBEW/AT$T 2003 Contract Extension Final Bargaining Report!

This PDF file contains a "Dear Member:" cover letter from the CWA/AT$T national bargaining team who unanimously recommends ratification of the enclosed CWA/IBEW/AT$T Contract Exten...

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