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Ohio GM Members Approve Package of Retirement, Transfer Options
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October 30, 2008
IUE-CWA members have approved a settlement with General Motors that offers a range of buyout, early retirement and transfer options for 1,000 workers at the Moraine, Ohio, plant that is slated to shut down in December. The agreement also provides a trust fund for retiree health benefits.
AFL-CIO Launches Radio Ads to Protect Voters' Rights at the Polls
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October 30, 2008
To ensure that voters know their rights when they go the polls Nov. 4, the AFL-CIO launched nonpartisan English and Spanish radio ads last weekend in 16 media markets in 10 battleground states as well as Washington, D.C.
McCain Advisor: Most Won't Want McCain's Health Care Plan
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October 30, 2008
Even the McCain campaign says its health care plan stinks. Senior McCain advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin told CNN that "younger, healthier workers likely wouldn't abandon their company-sponsored plans" for the health care tax credits McCain has been touting.
Annual Alliance Participant Satisfaction Survey
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October 28, 2008
Please see the notice below regarding a survey the Alliance will be conducting among our members to rate their satisfaction with Alliance services and programs.
Newspaper Publisher Sees Nothing Wrong with Outsourcing Local Journalism
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October 23, 2008
Putting cost-savings above his newspapers' quality and accuracy, MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton says his company is exploring more ways to outsource and offshore work – including copy-editing and design jobs.