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SBC's Whitacre's Pay Doesn't Drop Far Enough!

The breakup of AT$T came in 1984. The heads of the seven Baby Bells, who formerly were considered to be so-called group executives of AT$T and who were paid nowhere near what an in...

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India Preparing to Lobby U.S. House of Representatives on Visa Bill!

"What can the government (India) do to protect software and IT-service industries' interests? One way is to appeal to powerful US business allies (including those companies ...

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Politicians Mull H-1B & L-1 Visa Reforms

A growing backlash among Tech workers against the use of foreign nationals to fill IT jobs is gaining political steam, with lawmakers proposing changes to visa laws. External link ...

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New Furor Over Visas Reaches Hill!

Mike Emmons, an Orlando-based activist who lost his consulting job because of the L-1 visa, lobbied Mica heavily but said he is disappointed with the proposed fix. The legislation ...

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Sprint To Offshore Outsource IT Work!

Sprint Corp. is evaluating several offshore vendors with an eye toward outsourcing the companies Information Technology work. Download full story in PDF format....

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Happy Memorial Day 2003!

CLICK ON the external link below for a Memorial Day greeting from CWA Local 4250. ...

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Chicago's Memorial Day Massacre of 1937!

In 1937, hundreds of union supporters and their family members attended a Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) picnic on the prairie in front of the Republic Steel plan...

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Philippine Arroyo's Visit Yields 10,000 New Jobs!

Top executives of Convergys and Western Watts made the committment to President Arroyo when they called on her at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York during her State visit. Download M...

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Kaiser Permanente Patient Medical Data AT RISK!

San Francisco Chronicle columnist David Lazarus writes: "Overseas contractors have access to Kaiser patients' medical data, including lab results and drugs taken; members' personal...

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5/22/03-Temporary Chairperson, 65th Annual CWA Convention

Earlier this year, local presidents on the convention host committee unanimously elected Local 4250 Executive Vice President, Liz Van Der Woude to be Temporary Chairperson of the 6...

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