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The pay and perks of Verizon executives face closer scrutiny from shareholders starting in 2009, a major victory for CWA, the IBEW, AFL-CIO and retirees who worked for corporate governance reform.

CWA this week filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against Embarq, contending the company's announced plan to slash retiree health benefits for future as well as current retirees is a unilateral change that ignores its obligation to bargain with the union.

NABET-CWA leaders are taking a tough stance with ABC in the wake of what sector President John Clark says is a "premature" final offer that "we do not regard as beneficial to our membership."

Democratic presidential candidates Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, and Bill Richardson told Iowans of the critical importance of CWA's "Speed Matters" initiative during campaign events this week.

A management lawyer who served as a Reagan appointee to the National Labor Relations Board criticized a Sept. 29 decision by the Bush board that lowered the NLRB's longtime recognition bar doctrine when workers gain representation in a card check.