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After Huge Bonuses, Frontier Execs Want Cutbacks from Workers
News
August 18, 2011
In a tune that's really getting old, Frontier Communications is pushing for big cuts from its CWA- and IBEW-represented workers after seeing fit to reward themselves with huge bonuses averaging 77 percent.
Historic March Aug. 27 on the National Mall Will Honor MLK's Work and Legacy
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August 18, 2011
Join CWA members, family and friends next Saturday, Aug. 27, for a once-in-lifetime rally and march to celebrate the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and continue King's fight for civil and workers' rights
Raise Taxes on the Super Rich, Billionaire Buffett Urges Congress
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August 18, 2011
In an Aug. 14 New York Times Op-Ed column that made corporate execs and other members of the super rich cringe, Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the U.S., urged Congress to stop coddling the super rich and raise tax rates on Americans with incomes of $1 million or more.
CWA Petition Drive Against Verizon Greed Tops 100,000
Press Release
In just one week, more than 100,000 people have called on Verizon chief executive officer Lowell McAdam to get serious about bargaining and to stop trying to push Verizon workers out of the middle class.
CWA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Verizon
Press Release
Washington, D.C. ? August 12, 2011 ? The Communications Workers of America has filed unfair labor practice charges against Verizon Communications for labor law violations in contract negotiations covering Verizon, Verizon Wireless and VCSI workers. The charges, filed with National Labor Relations Board offices in New York and Baltimore, make the case that Verizon has refused to bargain in good faith with CWA.