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In spite of overwhelming evidence that at least 8 million Americans would lose their overtime rights under the Depart-ment of Labor's plan to erode the Fair Labor Standards Act, agency officials are refusing to back off their claims that only 644,000 workers would be affected.

Less than 8.5 percent of private sector workers and less than 35 percent of public workers are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was passed in 1935 with the clear intent of promoting unionization and collective bargaining.

Ending a 12-week strike at Verizon South in western North Carolina, CWA Local 3673 members ratified a settlement Aug.

In the wake of congressional testimony by CWA President Morton Bahr on MCI/WorldCom's fitness to do business, the General Services Administration has suspended the company from receiving new federal contracts.