• By: Steve Tisza
• April 8, 2009

The Businessweek article below casts a very warm glow on IBMs global mentoring program. IBM employees that receive the following email probably won't get to share the warm fuzzy fe...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 7, 2009

We are still at the table, arguing over every line, but this will not be fixed at the table. Your Locals have been given information on what it means to work without a contract. ...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 6, 2009

The leadership of CWA has decided not to go on strike . . . yet! We remain very far apart at the bargaining table. Critical issues like wages, pensions, health care, employm...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 5, 2009

We are currently working without a contract and maintain the right to strike whenever we feel it is necessary. We are still very far apart on many issues. The contracts in the Mi...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 5, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Contracts covering nearly 100,000 AT&T workers represented by the Communications Workers of America expired at midnight, with many important issues -- including ...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 5, 2009

A common fear about letting the contract expire is that the employer can cut wages, halt payments to benefit plans, cancel vacations, scrap seniority, assign supervisors to unit wo...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 5, 2009

A common fear about letting the contract expire is that the employer can cut wages, halt payments to benefit plans, cancel vacations, scrap seniority, assign supervisors to unit wo...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 4, 2009

Last night we met with the Company until almost 2:30 in the morning. No progress was made. In fact, their demands worsened! The Company now wants to completely eliminate our JOG l...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 3, 2009

CWA picket lines might be established in front of AT&T locations where IBEW Local 21 members work. IBEW Local 21 supports the CWA and its bargaining goals. We stand in solidarity...

• By: Steve Tisza
• April 3, 2009

The executive board of the Communications Workers of America approved strike action if fair contracts cannot be reached in negotiations between CWA and five AT&T operations: AT&T E...