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AT$T Cuts 75 Jobs in Saginaw, Michigan

"Telecommunications giant AT&T plans to cut 75 jobs in Saginaw Township by the end of October." Download entire article in PDF format....

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EVP Jeff Rechenbach Remarks To CWA Convention

"It makes me think that when George Bush said a few weeks back, that the best moment of his presidency was catching a 7 and a half-pound perch. That is probably was at least the mo...

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CEO-to-Worker Pay Imbalance Grows!

In 2005, the average CEO in the United States earned 262 times the pay of the average worker, the second-highest level of this ratio in the 40 years for which there are data. In 20...

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As Workers' Pensions Wither, Executives Flourish

"When Edward Whitacre, chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc., turns 65 in November, he'll be entitled to a pension of $5.4 million a year for life, plus an $18.8 million lump sum. For this...

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Senate Supports Bush "Lie and Die" Iraq Policy!

The GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, as the two parties sought to define their election-year po...

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AT$T Surplus and VTP Announcement!

Today, AT$T declared yet another Surplus and VTP announcement affecting 158 CWA members nationwide. Download the attached PDF file for pertinent information....

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"They Are All American Heroes" 906 Names Added To Memorial Wall

The wall immortalizes the combat-related deaths of fallen military in the country?s MidEast conflicts since the mid- to late 1970s. The memorial was constructed with private donati...

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Hillary and Kerry Bring Me to Tears on Iraq!

.."when she finally talked about the war, Hillary was way worse than just "not very good on Iraq." She was godawful, announcing "there must be a plan that will begin to bring our t...

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Cingular Bucks Anti-Union Trend!

"None of Cingular's rivals are union-friendly, the CWA says. "Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, Alltel are the Wal-Marts of this industry," says Jeff Rechenbach, Executive Vice P...

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Highlights of Tentative Agreement With Avaya!

More details will be out early next week. Download highlights of the new tentative agreement with Avaya, in PDF format. ...

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