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12,000 AT$T Workers Lose Jobs- Shareholders & Executives Get A Raise!
In a few months we will begin bargaining with AT$T. When they come to the bargaining table pleading poverty and demanding that we and our retirees share a bigger port...
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AT$T Inc. IBEW Local 21 Illinois Surplus!
"At the December 11, 2008 Full Committee meeting held at the union office. AT&T officially notified IBEW Local 21 of the specific "surplus" positions, numbers, and locations. Membe...
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AT$T CEO Stephenson's XMAS Present To 12,000 AT$T Employees!
I have received preliminary surplus numbers from CWA District 4 in Cleveland, Ohio (attached). Although I have yet to receive any numbers for CWA Illinois AT$T union members, the t...
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All AT$T Bargaining Units -Caremark Maintenence Drug Changes and New Benefits Billing Options For 2009!
This is a process improvement at the AT&T Benefits Center to establish a new payment method for direct billings and payments, allowing participants more choices to pay for their he...
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2009-10 CWA Joe Beirne Foundation's Annual Scholarships!
Applications will be available solely online for completion and submission to the Foundation's website: http://www.cwa-union.org/members/beirne/. Applications will be accepted unt...
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Justice, of A Sort, For Blackwater!
"For more than five years, the Bush administration's mercenary force of choice, Blackwater Worldwide, has operated on a US government contract in Iraq in a climate that has wed imm...
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AT$T Legacy T VTP Offer!
To: AT&T Local Presidents We have just received the attached VTP offer from the Company. In Unity, Ralph V. Maly Vice President Download AT$T no...
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AT$T Legacy T $queezing Blood $ From A Turnip! - AT$T $URPLUS ANNOUNCEMENT - December 8, 2008!
"We have just received the attached surplus notification from AT&T. We have also received a VTP offer which, following our usual procedure, will be posted to the C&T website this ...
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AT$T Announces Massive Job Reductions On December 4, 2008!
AT&T announced a job surplus on Dec. 4 affecting 4,800 union-represented and 7,400 management positions nationwide. The company cited the declining economy and business outlook for...
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AT$T Legacy T 2009 Bargaining Demands Form!
Locals are expected to compile their legitimate demands, have the Local President sign them, and forward them to this office by January 2, 2009. Any demand that arrives in this of...
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