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Absence Reporting

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February 5, 2008
Many of you have been contacting us concerning management's decision to require employees to contact both their supervisors AND Aetna on the third day of all absences.

Short-Staffed Air Traffic Controllers Say FAA Ignoring Risks

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January 31, 2008
A staffing crisis among air traffic controllers is dangerous and getting worse, the union representing them warned this week as it added Oakland, Calif., to a list of five other areas with major airports and staffing emergencies.

Bush Nominates Anti-Worker NLRB Chair to Serve Again

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January 31, 2008
President Bush has nominated anti-worker NLRB Chairman Robert Battista to another term on the board, just a month after Battista told a joint Senate-House hearing that he doesn't believe the primary purpose of the National Labor Relations Act is to promote collective bargaining.

Judge Slashes Delphi Executive Bonuses by 80 Percent

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January 31, 2008
Responding to objections by IUE-CWA and the Auto Workers to Delphi's proposed management compensation plan, bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain drastically slashed Delphi's proposed $87 million in cash bonuses for executives to $16.5 million.