Articles by Author: stisza
8/11/03- TAKE ACTION!, USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003!
Download this Microsoft Word Doc. to TAKE ACTION NOW! Please take the time to write to your U.S. Senators and Member of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor this bill or support it....
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8/10/03- AFL-CIO Supports California Governor Gray Davis!
The unions of the AFL-CIO are united in opposition to the recall of California Governor Gray Davis. Download AFL-CIO Executive Council Resolution in PDF format....
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8/10/03- Verizon Contract Talks Stall Over Offshore Outsourcing!
The CWA and IBEW say Verizon is trying to cut costs at the expense of workers in order to please Wall Street. They have accused Verizon of trying to shift operator jobs out of New ...
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8/10/03- Back Through the Looking Glass?
"If you don't like what's going on, SPEAK UP! Write letters, walk in some protest, sign a few petitions, and by all means let your family, friends and neighbors know what you think...
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8/10/03- H-1B & L-1 Visa Holders Replace U.S. Workers!
Phil Marraffini, 47 year old senior system analyst at First Data Merchant Services Corp. in Coral Springs, Florida, was replaced by a contract worker from India. He asks, "First ma...
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8/10/03- Back Through The Looking Glass?
"If you don't like what's going on, speak up! Write letters, walk in some protest, sign a few petitions, and by all means let your family, friends and neighbors know what you think...
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8/08/03- AT$T 2003 Contract Extension Ratified Nationwide!
Since the ratified contract extension does not include significant improvements to JOB SECURITY language, be prepared to say "TATA" to thousands of AT$T union jobs over the next 24...
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8/07/03- Sprint to Send Hundreds of Tech Jobs Overseas!
Sprint chairman and chief executive officer Gary Forsee on Wednesday said competitive pressures had forced the company toward "OFFSHORING", the growing trend of U.S. companies rely...
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8/06/03- Democratic Presidential Candidates Criticize Bush, Vow Support for Jobs, Health Care and Workers' Freedom to Form a Union!
Local 4250 Executive Vice President Liz VanDerWoude and I represented Local 4250 members at last nights Democratic Presidential Candidates forum at Navy Pier. The forum was broadca...
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8/06/03- Bush Job Loss Record Unparalleled in the Past 50 Years!
"No measure of the American economy matters more to working families than the jobs it creates and sustains. An economy that hums along with good and plentiful jobs soundly extends ...
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