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Wendy's, McDonald's, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods all Part Ways with ALEC
News
April 13, 2012
Color of Change's campaign against ALEC is getting results!
Verizon Wireless & Time Warner Snub Regulators, Move Forward With Anticompetitive Deal Before Ruling
Press Release
Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable have publicly snubbed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by implementing a portion of their proposed joint marketing deal even though the DOJ and FCC are still reviewing the transaction, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said today. In December, 2011, Verizon Wireless and the nation?s largest cable companies (Time Warner, Comcast, Cox, and Bright House Networks) announced a deal in which Verizon Wireless will purchase $3.9 billion in wireless spectrum from the cable companies and at the same time enter into joint marketing agreements to promote, market, and sell each other?s products and services. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FCC are currently reviewing this transaction.
Broken Record: FTC Uncovers Another Scam Targeting U.S. Consumers Operating in Overseas Call Center
Press Release
Another day, another revelation of fraudulent activity targeting U.S. consumers coming from overseas call centers, the Communications Workers of America said today. The latest news, similar to a February announcement, is that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) uncovered a scam operating out of Indian call centers that preyed on American consumers.
AT&T Legacy T Bargaining Report #34
News
April 12, 2012
The Bargaining teams met today. We reintroduced several of our employment security proposals, Successorship, and our proposal to improve the Savings Plan match. We also rejected Company proposals on absence and vacations.
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Kicks Off Teach-Ins
News
April 12, 2012
This week, 99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power ? a large coalition of progressive organizations, from Greenpeace to Occupiers to CWA ? began training 100,000 people across the country to tell the story of how America's economy collapsed and the history of non-violent direct action. These teach-ins will give participants the tools to launch their own progressive actions and campaigns for change.