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CWA Calls on Candidates, Party Organizations to Reject ABC Interview Requests
Press Release
Following is the text of a letter from CWA President Morton Bahr which asks candidates and political organizations to refrain from interviews with ABC news operations because of the network's illegal lockout of NABET/CWA members.
URGENT REQUEST
November 3, 1998
URGENT REQUEST
November 3, 1998
CWA Applauds Labor Dept. Suit Against Time Inc. for Treatment of Freelancers
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Newspaper Guild/CWA applauded the Labor Department's suit against Time Warner for denying benefit coverage to regular editorial stringers and freelancers at Time Inc. and other publishing subsidiaries.
CWA to FCC: SBC-Ameritech Merger Will Foster Residential Competition and Create Good Jobs
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America today urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve the SBC Communications-Ameritech merger, noting that the partnership will foster competition in 30 new markets outside the companies' service regions and create at least 8,000 high-quality jobs.
The Newspaper Guild/CWA Creates 'Committee on the Future of Journalism'
In its first public report, The Newspaper Guild/CWA's newly formed Committee on the Future of Journalism asserts that, "American journalism is going through a period of self-analysis and conscience-searching that is comparable only to the period of the 1950's when Senator Joseph R.
American Airlines Agents Seek Union Representation
The Communications Workers of America has petitioned the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election among some 15,000 passenger service professionals at American Airlines operations nationwide. The NMB will review the petition and set terms for a mail ballot election.