News and Views
The Raped Whores of Iraq: No Voice, No Hope!
"After 5 years of war, there is finally one story on CNN about the prostituting of Iraqi women. "On Deadly Ground: The Women of Iraq" aired this last weekend (March 15 and 16) and ...
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The 2008-2009 School Year Joe Beirne Scholarship
Applications for CWA's annual Joe Beirne Scholarship Foundation awards are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 school year. This year the foundation's Board of Directors has appro...
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The Myth of the Surge! By: Nir Rosen/Rolling Stone
"To the Americans, the "Awakening" represents a grand process of reconciliation, a way to draw more Sunnis into the fold. But whatever reconciliation the ISVs offer lies between th...
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02/22/08 - 2009 AT&T Bargaining/Let Us Start Preparing Now!
"April 4, 2009 is the expiration of the CWA/AT&T Collective Bargaining Agreement and it is not too early to start preparing. This will be the most difficult and challenging bargain...
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The Demise of Unions and The American Dream! (Re-Print)
CWA District 3 Local Presidents from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, representing CWA/AT$T bargaining uni...
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Barack Obama Goes Populist In the Home Stretch
"In his victory speech last night, Obama hammered the North American Free Trade Agreement, previewing a major economic speech today. Here are some excerpts: "It's a Washingt...
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AT$T: Legally Recognized Partners
Please Click below to download letter (PDF) from Lori J. Smith, Director, AT&T-Labor Relations, on a plan modification to the following benefit plans, effective March 1, 2008:...
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AT$T Unilateral Work Intergration Violates All CWA & IBEW Contracts!
We have been informed by both the company and numerous AT&T Legacy T Locals that the company will be fully integrating the work of Legacy T Article 43 Techs and their counterparts ...
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AT$T LEGACY T RETIREES SENT TERMINATION NOTICE FROM AETNA!
We received the following Labor Notice from AT&T earlier today. Apparently, Hewitt, AT&T's Plan Administrator sent termination of coverage notices to Aetna for 1,400 Legacy T Reti...
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Robert D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund For 2008 -2009!
The fund was established by a unanimous vote at the 1999 CWA District 4 Meeting in memory of District 4 Vice President Emeritus Robert D. Johnson. A random drawing is used to sele...
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