Articles by Author: stisza
CWA Requests Thirty (30) Day Contract Extension!
With the clock stopped at 11:59pm Saturday, February 7, 2009, Bargaining resumed today with the Union requesting the Company to extend the provisions under the 2005 Labor Agreement...
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CWA and AT$T Mobility Agreed To Stop The Clock!
The Union and the Company have agreed to meet again tomorrow to continue working towards a settlement. Provisions of the current contract remain in effect for at least the n...
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A New Day On Trade And Globalization Policy!
Fair Trade Letter Signers: The letter that each of your Organizations has endorsed was just sent to all Members of the House and Senate with 347 organizational sign...
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The Obama Administration Promotes Outsourcing!
"During the campaign, then-Senator Obama pledged to put American workers ahead of corporate profits. Now we know that this was simply a bad joke. A joke that all of us, except the ...
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02/04/09 President Obama's Secretary of Outsourcing!
President Obama continues to surround himself with champions of free trade and open borders. Fortunately Tom Daschle was forced to withdraw -- and I say fortunately because he is a...
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AT$T "Mobility" Members It's Time to Get Ready!
Picket signs are being sent out to every CWA Local with "Mobility" members as the February 7, 2009 expiration date approaches with little progress at the bargaining table. The best...
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Letter To Illinois IBEW Local 21 AT$T Members From Ron Kastner, President/Business Manager
"Hopefully Royse's email will serve as a wake-up call to anyone that beleives this year's negotiations will be no different than our previous contracts bargained over the years." D...
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An Open Letter To CWA Members From The CWA!
In August, Mark Royse, vice president of labor relations at AT$T, sent out his first e-mail to AT$T employees on our upcoming bargaining. He's at it again! Download a CWA response ...
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"The Retirement Network", Geneva, Illinois!
"Local 4250 consistently recommends that our members attend as many financial planning workshops and interview several financial advisors before making a decision to invest their h...
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Sec. of Commerce Nominee is More of the Same When it Comes to H-1Bs
As many of you know, though I'm a lifelong Democrat, I have not been happy with the party's nominees for the presidency in recent elections (nor have I liked the Republicans). And ...
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