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Alltel's Takeover of Nebraska Phone Company Would Harm Consumers and Employees, CWA Tells FCC
The bid by Alltel Corp. to take over Nebraska-based Aliant Communications Inc. would harm both consumers and employees and should be rejected, the Communications Workers of America told the Federal Communications Commission.
CWA Tells FCC: Block Alltel Bid to 'Game the System'
The Federal Communications Commission should reject Alltel Corp.'s request for a waiver of FCC rules because of that company's practice of "gaming the system" and using profits generated by local telephone operations to subsidize other non-regulated businesses, the Communications Workers of America
University of California Employment Practices Theaten Quality Research, Study Finds
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Turnover among researchers at the University of California campuses has reached crisis proportions, with a completely new research team required to work on key medical and scientific projects every three years, on average.
Heywood Broun Award Goes to Reporter Who Solved 33-Year-Old Klan Murder Case
The 1998 Heywood Broun Award for distinguished journalism has been won by Jerry Mitchell, reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, for extensive reporting on the Ku Klux Klan that resulted in the murder conviction of Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers.
Communications Workers Endorse Gore for President
The 630,000-member Communications Workers of America today announced its endorsement of Vice President Al Gore for President of the United States in 2000.