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2012-2013 HSF/AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program
This is to remind you that it is not too late to apply for the HSF/AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program. In case you missed previous announcements, the scholarship information is a...
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What About The State Of the Unions, Mr. President?
Unions? Organized labor? The AFL-CIO? Those words were nowhere to be heard in President Obama's State of the Union address, despite labor's vital role in the economy and strong s...
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More Lockouts As Companies Battle Unions
Many Americans know about the highly publicized lockouts in professional sports ? like last year?s 130-day lockout by the National Football League and the 161-day lockout by the Na...
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Line of Scrimmage Forms Over Union Bill
INDIANAPOLIS ? This city is in full preen for its moment in the spotlight, its first Super Bowl. Everywhere, workers sprouted from cherry pickers over the weekend, hanging football...
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NABET-CWA/NBCU NEGOTIATIONS - "Tentative Agreement Reached" BULLETIN #31
The NABET-CWA Network Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with NBC Universal on a new contract to replace the Master Agreement which expired on March 31, 2009. ...
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WEAR RED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
CWA Local 4250 Solidarity Star Reward 1 Star:We?ve Made The Difference at AT&T. We Will Make The Difference in 2012! This month we celebrate Mart...
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AT$T Starts Off 2012 With Job Cuts
January 6, 2012- AT&T announced today it plans to further reduce headcount by eliminating jobs held by members of IBEW Local Union 21. These jobs cuts result from AT&T?s 2011 deci...
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President Obama Appoints 3 To NLRB
After making an end run around Senate Republicans to fill the top job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, President Barack Obama ran the same play again a few...
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Pipeline Inspector-Turned Whistleblower - Calls Keystone XL a Potential "Disaster"
Mike Klink: ?Let?s be clear ? I am an engineer; I am not telling you we shouldn?t build pipelines. We just should not build this one.? Mike Klink is a former inspector for Bechtel,...
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