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With less than a week left to resolve outstanding issues in contract talks between the Communications Workers of America and Bell Atlantic, CWA's Executive Board today voted to give union President Morton Bahr authority to call a strike if settlement isn't reached by midnight, August 8.

The Atlantic Alliance of telecommunications unions in the U.S. and Britain welcomed the proposed partnership between AT&T and British Telecommunications (BT) and requested a joint meeting of top officials of the companies and the unions to discuss employee issues surrounding the deal.

Members of the Communications Workers of America have ratified a new five-year agreement with Lucent Technologies.

The national agreement was ratified by 71 percent of voting members. The seven local agreements also were ratified.

Members of the Communications Workers of America at Ameritech Corp. have ratified a new 32-month agreement that provides wage increases of 11.19 percent, plus a $500 cash bonus. The contract was ratified with an 80 percent favorable vote.

Communications Workers Reach Early Settlement at Ameritech
Provides Real Gains in Job Security, Wages, Benefits and Pensions