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Southwest Locals Ratify New 3-Year Agreement at Valor Communications
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June 1, 2005
Members of CWA Locals 6171 and 7019 ratified a three-year agreement with Valor Communications May 2, bringing an immediate lump sum payment of 2 percent of current wages, plus periodic increases equal to 7.5 percent compounded over term.
Solidarity Yields Three-Year Pact at Cincinnati Bell
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June 1, 2005
Weeks of rallies and mobilization and a final marathon bargaining session—past the May 7 contract expiration—produced a new tentative agreement for members of CWA Locals 4400 and 4401 at Cincinnati Bell.
Organizing Roundup: Spectrum of Victories Expands Union by 700 Members
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June 1, 2005
Two voluntary recognitions in District 6 brought 400 new members to CWA this spring. Then a rash of smaller victories in the United States and Canada added another 300.
In My Opinion: For Middle Class, Retirement Pillars Are Tumbling
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June 1, 2005
The attempt by United Airlines to dump its pension obligations isn't the first-but it's the largest corporate pension default so far, amounting to $9.8 billion in under-funded obligations, and affecting more than 120,000 workers who stand to lose at least one-third of their benefits.
Union Members Press Corporate Reform at Comcast
Press Release
Philadelphia, Pa. -- Shareholders at the Comcast Corp. annual meeting today made a strong bid to reform corporate governance at the company.