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Workers? Share Of National Income Plummets To Record Low

Why are workers taking home such a reduced share of the pie? Opinions differ, but many experts think that the trend has to do with a number of factors, including a decline in the b...

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Legacy SBC Bargaining Units - Medcall & Outpatient Rules

This past week CWA finally convinced ATT that they were absolutely wrong in their interpretation of Medcall & Outpatient Rules as it relates to Emergency Room claims.Download email...

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CWA Phone Banks, Labor Walks Vital to Victory in Buffalo-Area District 26

The Republican agenda to kill Medicare, trample workers' rights and cut millionaires' taxes at the expense of everyone else took a well-earned beating in upstate New York on Tuesda...

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Local 4250 Member/Retiree Personal USB Flashdrive

Local 4250 members & retirees are in the process of receiving a CWA Local 4250 Member/Retiree Personal USB Flash-Drive that will provide them with quick access to various AT$T cont...

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Research Paper Provides Real Story Behind AT$T/T-Mobile Merger

The Communications Workers of America today released a research paper documenting in detail how a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile will better serve consumers, workers and communit...

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The War Is Over. Start Packing!

It's time to pivot, President Obama. Given three-quarters of the American public - including the majority of Republican voters - what they have said they want: a substantial withdr...

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If Walmart Paid Its 1.4 Million U.S. Workers A Living Wage, It Would Result In Almost No Pain For The Average Customer

A study released this week found that if the nation's largest low-wage employer, Walmart, were to pay its 1.4 million U.S. workers a living wage of at least $12 per hour and pass e...

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CEOs Earn 343 Times More Than Typical Workers

In 2010, chief executives at some of the nation?s largest companies earned an average of $11.4 million in total pay ? 343 times more than a typical American worker, according to th...

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AT$T To Buy T-Mobile USA In Cash-and-Stock Deal Valued At $39 Billion

Following is a statement by CWA President Larry Cohen on the planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T: "Today?s announcement of the acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T is a vi...

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AT$T Legacy T Surplus & VTP Announcement!

CWA VP Ralph Maly received the following SURPLUS and VTP Announcement from Diane Bradley, Assistant VP AT$T Legacy T Labor Relations. Download PDF file below for more information...

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