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Bailout Plan Must Help The Middle Class And Grow The Economy!
"Congress and the public must recognize that no financial bailout will be enough to prevent a deepening downturn in the economy. Working families were struggling with recessionary ...
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09//15/08- at$t Legacy T SURPLUS and SIPP Announcements!
Download Surplus and SIPP Notification letters from Diane Bradley, at$t Labor Relations. Also, affected job titles, business units and work locations, in PDF format. ...
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Tax-Cut Snake Oil! By: Jeffery Frankel
Two new reports from the EPI and the Center for American Progress (CAP) take a hard look at the effectiveness of "supply-side" tax cuts for the wealthy and find they fail to spur e...
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9/13/08- Take A Walk On The Supply Side!
Two new reports from the EPI and the Center for American Progress (CAP) take a hard look at the effectiveness of "supply-side" tax cuts for the wealthy and find they fail to spur e...
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Alcatel-Lucent CEO's Golden Parachutes!
"Friday we received the attached leaflet and petition from the French Trade Unions that represent Alcatel-Lucent. We think it's a terrific idea and a good send-off to Pat as she m...
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Labor Day 2008 - Turn Around America and "The American Dream"
You, your family, friends and middle-class Americans like you will make a big difference to help bring back our "American Dream." VOTE for Obama/Biden on November 4th and volunteer...
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NSA's "secret room" at AT$T's Folsom Street Facility.
The Secret Room: EFF Designer's Cartoon on Illegal Spying Commentary by Hugh D'Andrade. Download below. ...
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AT$T Wants ZeroChaos! We Want CHAOS!
AT$T has hired a company to recruit union and management retirees to SCAB next year. It is called "ZeroChaos" This company's mission - "We supply workforce solutions" - is to ma...
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A Message to All Illinois AT$T CWA & IBEW Local 21 Union Members!
Following is CWA's response to the recent remarks by AT&T Vice President Mark Royce. Please make sure all your members see it -- it should be posted in work sites, on local websit...
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Verizon Settlement Provides New Union Jobs, Protects Health Care for Active and Retired CWA & IBEW Workers, Boosts Wages, Pensions for 65,000!
A new tentative three-year contract settlement with Verizon achieves union employees' major goals of promoting union jobs and expanding bargaining rights, providing good health car...
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