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Breaking: WikiLeaks Publishes TPP Draft on Intellectual Property Rights

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November 14, 2013
?If you read, write, publish, think, listen, dance, sing or invent; if you farm or consume food; if you're ill now or might one day be ill, the TPP has you in its crosshairs.? That?s what WikiLeaks said when it published the chapter of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement dealing with intellectual property rights. The group said it wanted to put out the information in advance of the next big TPP meeting of chief negotiators in Salt Lake City Nov. 19-23.

Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan "Press One For America" Bill

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November 14, 2013

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday joined together in support of legislation that would end tax payer subsidies for corporations that send U.S. call center jobs offshore, as CWA released a report outlining massive data security issues at overseas call centers that leave Americans? personal information at risk.

Annual Alliance Participation Satisfaction Survey

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November 14, 2013
Annual Alliance Participation Satisfaction Survey Each year The Alliance for Employee Growth and Development conducts a satisfaction survey from a sample of Alliance eligible participants from AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, and Avaya.

Offshoring Security

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November 14, 2013
CWA has released a report entitled ?Offshoring Security ? How Overseas Call Centers Threaten U.S. Jobs, Consumer Privacy and Data Security.? The document outlines how U.S. corporations ? many of whom receive millions in taxpayer subsidies ? hurt the economy here at home and put consumer personal information at risk by sending call center jobs overseas in the name of lowering labor and other business costs.