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CWA, IBEW, AT&T and Verizon Team up to Oppose Tax on Health Care Plans
In a unique partnership between business and labor, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), AT&T and Verizon have joined forces in opposition to the excise tax in the Senate version of the health care reform bill and of the provision that affects the Medicare Part D subsidy for prescription drug coverage.
In a Unique Partnership Between Business and Labor, CWA, IBEW, AT&T and Verizon Team up to Oppose Ta
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CWA District 3 Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
CWA District 3 reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 35,000 CWA-represented workers at AT&T Southeast.
CWA District 3 Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
Contact: Candice Johnson, cjohnson@cwa-union.org, and 202-434-1168 and Linda Crawford, lcrawford@cwa-union.org, 404-296-5553
Atlanta, Ga. – CWA District 3 reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 35,000 CWA-represented workers at AT&T Southeast.
Fed Unions Release Reports on the Detrimental Impact of the Senate Excise Tax on FEHBP Health Plans
Two reports released today by federal unions found that the so-called "Cadillac" tax on higher-cost health plans contained in the U.S. Senate health care bill would actually affect average plans like those under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The reports suggest that the excise tax would result in significant health benefit cuts and shifting of costs to employees, as plans try to avoid the tax.