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The Wheels of Justice Move Slowly, But Surely!
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: "that this cause is hereby dismissed, in its entirety, with prejudice, including, without limitation, each claim, counter-claim, defense, and affirmative defe...
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AT$T Announces New Internet Data Centers In China & U.S.A.
"In the United States, the new Oak Brook facility complements AT&T's data center in nearby Lisle, Ill. to further expand the company's hosting presence in the Chicago area. The Oak...
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12/8/06- CWA/at$t Buried Service Wire Negotiations - Update!
The attached is an update with regards to our ongoing negotiations with our National Buried Drop Agreement. I delayed in sending this out in hopes of having more information; unfor...
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AT$T Corp. Wage Increase December 10, 2006!
On Sunday December 10, 2006, pursuant to Article 15.4 (Page 26) of the 2005/2009 CWA/AT$T Corp Agreement, wage schedules shall be increased by 3.0% on Maximum Rates. The increase o...
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2007 Scheduled Pre-Merger AT$T Occupational Represented Surplus Declaration Windows
The following information was received from AT$T regarding the 2007 Surplus Declaration Windows. Download Letter from Lori Smith, Director of AT$T labor Relations in PDF format....
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2007 GATT Rate Legacy SBC Bargaining Units
The company has officially announced that the GATT Rate (Interest rate used to calculate Lump Sum Pensions) for 2007 is locked in at 4.69%. Download PDF file for more information...
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Correction ** "Higher Healthcare Premiums for Lucent Retirees"
"Lucent intends to impose higher premiums on the retirees who retired after March 1, 1990 effective January 1, 2007. This is not a surprise given the attitude and actions of the c...
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AT$T Weekly Paid Employees Transition Payment!
Pre-Merger AT$T Weekly Paid CWA and IBEW represented employees will be transitioning to the new payroll system called eLink effective 12/17/06. Concurrent with the move to the new ...
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Bush Compares U.S. Wars In Iraq and Vietnam!
"George W. Bush, who served out the Vietnam War in the Texas Air National Guard, was asked whether he ever considered volunteering to fight when he graduated from Yale in 1968. ?Di...
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CLARIFICATION RE: at$t Network Engineer Settlement!
Download PDF copy of joint cover letter from Gerald Souder, CWA Rep. and at$t Director, Mike Pucci regarding the CWA/at$t Settlement Agreement on the Network Engineer and Communica...
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