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AT$T Wages BELOW MINIMUM WAGE RATES!!
The Federal MINIMUM WAGE will increase again in 2008. In some instances, the new Federal MINIMUM will EXCEED the minimum steps of several existing CWA wages schedules. Download let...
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at$t's Pillaging of their at$t "Legacy T" Workforce Resumes After a Brief Respite!
Download letter from Diane Bradley,at$t Employee & Labor Relations Assistant Vice President Human Resources. 40 MORE CWA C&T, "Legacy T", represented bargaining unit members will b...
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Obama: Don't Stay in Iraq Over Genocide!
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq...
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Message of Solidarity From The Euoropean Works Council of Alcatel-Lucent An Injury To One An Injury To All
Attached, for everyone's information, is a solidarity letter from the European Works Council of Alcatel-Lucent, confirming their support for our brothers and sisters in Merrimack V...
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AT$T's Whitacre Got Millions Without Performing
July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Edward Whitacre, who retired as chief executive officer of AT&T Inc. on June 2, underperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index during his entire 17 1/2 years...
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Our Nation's Troops Need Your Help, Right Now!
This week, the Senate will consider an amendment offered by military veterans, Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) that puts on paper one of the greatest things we can ...
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What Every American Should Know About Iraq
"Instead of arguing against the war, I will try to offer a fairly complete account of the relevant facts one might wish to consider when evaluating Americas policy in Iraq. Especi...
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U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Passes 3,500!
At least 3,501 U.S. service-members have been killed since the beginning of the war, according to an Associated Press count. They include at least 23 American deaths during the fir...
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The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection!
Today is the 121st Anniversary of the Haymarket Affair. The Chicago Historical Society has created this digital collection to provide on-line access to its primary source materials...
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Haymarket Police Monument Makes Comeback!
"The statue honoring the policemen killed in the Haymarket riots of 1886, presently in protective custody after repeated attempts to blow it up, will once again be put on public d...
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