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2/24/04- 240 CWA LEADERS PROTEST AT THE 2004 OUTSOURCING WORLD SUMMIT AT DISNEY HOTEL!
SPECIAL REPORT: By Steve Tisza, President CWA Local 4250 from the CWA Communications and Technologies Leadership Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Download report in PDF for...
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2/22/04- Democrats: "It's The Job's Stupid"!
"Like Father, Like Son". Download article from the Toronto Star in PDF format....
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2/21/04- AT$T Union Members Picket in Rockdale, Georgia!
Around 50 members of CWA Local 3250 picketed outside the AT$T building on Salem Road in Rockdale, Georgia. With the slogan of "Fight For Our Future," the picketers protested what u...
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2/20/04- Illinois SB 2375 Committee Vote 7 YEA 2 NAY!
After all witnesses were heard, a roll call vote of the full State Government Committee was 7 YEA and 2 NAY. Download PDF file with links to CONTACT YOUR ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR NOW...
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2/19/04- Minnesota Tax Dollars Go Offshore!
Lost your food stamp card? If your in Minnesota, the state probably will transfer you to India to straighten it out. EFunds was routing the calls to Green Bay, Wisc. but switched t...
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2/19/04- California Food Stamp Program Sparks Debate!
Food stamp recipients in California no longer speak to customer service representatives within the state, but they are not supposed to know that. Operators at call centers in India...
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2/19/04- States Rush To Stem Offshore Outsourcing!
In 2002, New Jersey was the first state to introduce "Keep Jobs in America" legislation. The proposal, by Democratic State Senator Shirley Turner came after the state's supplier fo...
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2/17/04- H-1B Visa Limit Reached: By Suzanne Gamboa AP
The H-1B visa program is controversial. Critics, including unions say it allows businesses to fill jobs with cheap foreign labor rather than hiring Americans at higher wages. Downl...
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2/17/04- H-1B Visa Cap Reached For Fiscal Year 2004!
"After today, USCIS will not accept any new H-1B petitions for first-time employment subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 annual cap." Download today's Press Release from the U.S. ...
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2/17/04- A Survey of Information Technology Workers!
In December 2003, the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) commissioned a 410-respondent national Web survey of technology workers. The survey was conducted by The ...
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