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Merger Builds Muscle for TNG's Canadian Media Guild
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July 1, 1998
The Canadian Media Guild, TNG-CWA Local 213, will gain 750 new members this month in a merger with the Canadian Broadcast Employees Union. Membership of both unions at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ratified the merger agreement by a vote of better than 91 percent.
Districts Launch Talks with BellSouth, U S West
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July 1, 1998
Widespread mobilization by CWA local officers and members punctuated the start of formal negotiations with two major employers - BellSouth and U S West - on June 22.
Early Settlement at Ameritech Meets CWA Objectives
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July 1, 1998
CWA members at Ameritech are voting on a proposed new settlement reached more than two months before expiration of the current agreement.
Short Strike Brings Settlement at Lucent
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July 1, 1998
A strike against Lucent Technologies - the shortest in CWA history - ended with a tentative five-year agreement on June 1 covering 26,000 CWA members and some 18,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
In My Opinion: You Did Us a Favor, Mr. Norquist
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July 1, 1998
The central figure behind California's Proposition 226, radical right strategist Grover Norquist, openly exposed the cynicism behind this attack on organized labor's pol