Articles by Author: stisza
7/29/04- IBM Plans Fewer Layoffs From Offshoring
"It's a turnaround in their philosophy," says Lee Conrad, national coordinator of Alliance@IBM, a Communications Workers of America affiliate that has been trying to organize IBM w...
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7/28/04- CFL LABOR DAY AT NAVY PIER!
CWA Local 4250 has purchased twenty-five (25) coupon books. They will be made available to CWA Local 4250 members/retirees on a "first call first served basis." Download flier in P...
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7/28/04- The Democratic Platform For America
Download the Platform Committee report, as approved on July 10, 2004 and adopted by the 2004 Democratic National Convention Delegates on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in PDF format....
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7/28/04- Delta Closes India Call Center!
"Financially troubled Delta Airlines Inc. said today it was shuttering one of its three call centers in India." Download complete story in PDF format....
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7/28/04- OBAMA!: A STAR IS BORN!
"A star is born. Like Shaq he will be known by one name, Obama. Obama, reached well beyond the party base and immediately emerged as a new shining star. The son of a goat herder fr...
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7/26/04- WHO's ON OUR SIDE?
Download flier (PDF format) comparing John Kerry and George Bush positions on Jobs, Social Security and Prescription Drugs....
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7/23/04- Mike Emmons Is Mad As Hell! By:Leigh de Armas
In Mike Emmons' case, it wasn't outsourcing that cost him his job; it was outsourcing's evil twin: INSOURCING. There are two types of visas that allow foreign workers into the Unit...
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7/23/04- Meeting The Offshore Challenge!
"The growing trend of companies moving information-based service sector jobs to low-wage nations is receiving heavy coverage in the news media and is spurring intense debate among ...
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7/22/04- "Fahrenheit 9/11" Making GOP Nervous!
"Republicans initially dismissed "Fahrenheit 9/11" as a cinematic screed that would play mostly to inveterate Bush bashers. Four weeks and $94 million later, the film is still pull...
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7/22/04- More Jobs, Worse Work! By: Stephen S. Roach
"It was only a matter of time before the globalization of work affected the United States labor market. The character and quality of American job creation is changing before our ve...
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