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AT$T Launches Rural Satellite Broadband Internet!
To Ed Whitacre, CEO AT$T Inc. Are CWA and/or IBEW members currently performing the installation and maintenance of AT$T Rural Satellite Broadband Internet Service, W...
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CWA District 4 and AT$T Teleholdings, Inc. Reach Agreement On Premise Technician - Appendix F
The Communications Workers of America, District 4 (?CWA? or ?the Union?) and AT&T Teleholdings, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Midwest, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Com...
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Once Again, The Future Ain't What It Used To Be!
The idea that each generation of children will grow up to be better off than the one that preceded it has always been a part of the American dream. But barely a third of adults exp...
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White House Intervenes in AT&T Surveillance Suit
"If the class action moves ahead, this will be new legal turf in the area of privacy law and information protection. The impact on Internet and communications companies is that inf...
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MAY DAY! - ?Mission Accomplished Day?
May 1st, 2006 will be the 3rd Anniversary of the end of "major combat" in Iraq. It was a glorious day when George Bush flew onto the deck of the Abraham Lincoln and was hailed by t...
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In Iraqi Town, Trainees Are Also Suspects!
"Earlier this month, a U.S. sniper team caught 14 policemen placing roadside bombs in the nearby town of Riyadh. More than 60 other police officers are named on a watch list of sus...
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CWA Dist. 4 & at$t/SBC Jobs of The Future Update!
The National Framework establishes parameters for the Company and CWA District 4 to negotiate terms and conditions for Lightspeed technicians to wire and install the Company's Lig...
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11 Companies Rewarding Failure!
Over the past five years, 11 CEOs have been rewarded with a total compensation of $865 million, while their companies lost a total of $640 billion in shareholder value. Yikes. This...
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IBEW & CWA Unity At Avaya Bargaining Table!
Enclosed, is a joint letter from Bob Morrison, Vice-Chairman IBEW SCT-3, and Ralph Maly, Vice President CWA-C&T, in regards to upcoming bargaining with Avaya, Inc. The letter is se...
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AT$T Wiretap Whistleblower's Statement!
Former AT&T technician Mark Klein has come forward to support the EFF's lawsuit against AT&T for its alleged complicity in the NSA's electronic surveillance. Here, Wired News publi...
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