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Mopping Up from Puerto Rico to Texas
News
November 1, 1998
OCTOBER 22 - Two of the most brutal weather events ever have hit CWA territory. Hurricane Georges in late September killed more than 370 people in the Caribbean before punishing southern states along the Gulf Coast.
In My Opinion: Disposable Job Growth in the Information Industry
News
November 1, 1998
Since 1989, over half the Fortune 500 companies have slashed their payrolls, with more than 20 million people losing their jobs permanently, according to a study by the CWA Applauds Labor Dept. Suit Against Time Inc. for Treatment of Freelancers
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Newspaper Guild/CWA applauded the Labor Department's suit against Time Warner for denying benefit coverage to regular editorial stringers and freelancers at Time Inc. and other publishing subsidiaries.
CWA to FCC: SBC-Ameritech Merger Will Foster Residential Competition and Create Good Jobs
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America today urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve the SBC Communications-Ameritech merger, noting that the partnership will foster competition in 30 new markets outside the companies' service regions and create at least 8,000 high-quality jobs.
The Newspaper Guild/CWA Creates 'Committee on the Future of Journalism'
Press Release
In its first public report, The Newspaper Guild/CWA's newly formed Committee on the Future of Journalism asserts that, "American journalism is going through a period of self-analysis and conscience-searching that is comparable only to the period of the 1950's when Senator Joseph R.