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"Good Jobs For The Internet Era" at AT$T!

Thursday, October 26, 2006 will be the second action in CWA's nationwide campaign to gain "Good Jobs for the Internet Era" at AT$T. Attached is a leaflet in PDF format - "We're Wa...

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AT$T: Change in FMLA Entitlement Tracking Method!

" beginning January 1, 2007, pre-merger AT&T employees will use the calendar-year method (January 1 to December 31) permitted under federal law to determine and track an employee's...

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at$t Surplus/VTP Announced on October 10, 2006!

On Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Diane Bradley, Assistant Vice President at$t Labor Relations, notified the National Union Office of yet another surplus/VTP affecting 187 CWA represent...

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US Casualty Rate in Iraq Worst Since Fallujah!

"The September figure represents the fourth largest casualty rate since the US and UK invasion in the spring of 2003 and the largest since November 2004 when US forces were involve...

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Pre-Merger AT&T Annual Enrollment 2007 Facts!

We have just received the information below from AT&T. "This is to inform you that the 2007 Pre-Merger AT&T Benefit Enrollment for bargained employees is from October 5th through O...

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Jeremiah F. "Jerry" McDevitt, Former Local 5050 Vice-President

I read the following death notice this morning. Please share this information with all members and retirees. Download PDF file for more information....

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AT&T Open Enrollment and Benefit Changes!

To prepare for Open Enrollment and the benefit changes effective 1/1/07 the Company will be mailing a Benefits Update this coming week (9/28/06). Open Enrollment packages will be m...

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As Traditional Plans Decline, Workers Face a Less Certain Future

Sean Schuback, a 15-year veteran of Verizon, arrived at work one morning last December to unsettling news: A company e-mail sent the night before announced that the telecommunicati...

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How to Pick the Right Financial Planner

Consumers should interview at least three prospective planners, preferably face to face, before settling on one. In addition to explaining how they might meet your individual needs...

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Labor Day Thought!- Workers And Managers By: David Manet

"The Bush Administration is the American corporation run wild. Management has broken the union (the union, here, is the electorate), and the workers, as happens periodically, have ...

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