Articles by Author: stisza
AT$T: More Layoffs, More Money For CEO Stephenson
In the last few months many hundreds of members in each of the other AT$T Contracts have been laid off. Today 271 were announced at Legacy T. AT$T Northeast (SNET) is still without...
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Comcast-NBC Merger: A Bad Investment for America
Wall Street executives don't want you to read this. Hearings have begun on Capitol Hill over the proposed Comcast-NBC merger. The merger would give Comcast unprecedented con...
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AT$T CEO Accepts Bonus For 2009, Pay Rises To $20.2M vs. $15M In Recession-Starved 2008
AT$T CEO Randall the "Rat" Stephenson's compensation rose by one-third to $20.2 million in 2009. He also accumulated more than $864,000 in perks, including nearly $216,000 in club ...
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Illinois Union Membership Rose in 2009
Union membership rose by 1 percent in Illinois in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Since 1989, when comparable state data became available, Illin...
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More Yellow Jobs Than Green! By: Rob Sanchez
Arizona's reputation as the sunniest state in the union is attracting stimulus money but the problem is that the bulk of the business is going to two Chinese companies: Suntech Pow...
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The Paycheck Fairness Act
Forty-five years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) into law, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially ...
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CWA Moving Forward On "Ready For The Future"
CWA's union-wide campaign to improve our union's effectiveness, "Ready for the Future," is moving forward. We started this dialogue at the 2005 Convention, with the conven...
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CWA District 3 AT$T BellSouth Contract Ratified
This District is proud to announce that the ATT SE Contract ratified today. The results were 65% YES 35% NO. In Unity, Judy Dennis Vice President CWA Di...
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Executive Vice President George Sullivan Resignation
It is with mixed feelings that I announce and accept Executive Vice President, George Sullivan's resignation effective today, March 1, 2010. I know I speak for all ...
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Is Anyone Home At Whirlpool?
Keep the Calls Pouring In Last Friday, thousands of you called Whirlpool Corp. headquarters asking them to Keep It Made in America and Save Our Jobs. More tha...
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