News

Frank Lupinacci, a retired staff representative in District 13 remembered as a tough negotiator with a sense of humor, died Jan. 13 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease.

David P. Kent, associate editor of the CWA News and a union staff member since 1966, died on Dec. 31, 1999 after a 10-month battle against lung cancer. He was 61.

An online magazine has named IBM workers its “Disgruntled Employees of the Year” for an ongoing effort to organize with the help of CWA. Alliance@IBM/CWA was formed after the company schemed to reduce pension plan benefits for mid-career workers.

CWA’s Joseph Anthony Beirne Foundation will award 30 scholarships of up to $3,000 for the 2000-2001 school year to active and retired CWA members, their spouses, children or grandchildren, or those of deceased members.

It seems like everyone is getting into the act, but not everyone who appears in Canadian movies and television productions gets equal pay, benefits or job security under a strong union contract.