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1.3 Million Signatures Gathered for Ohio S.B. 5 Citizens? Veto
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June 29, 2011
"A People?s Parade with more than 6,000 Ohio workers, fires engines, a drum corps, bagpipes and a semi-truck full of more than a million signatures marks the latest stage in the citizens? veto drive to repeal Gov. John Kasich?s (R) bill that eliminates the collective bargaining rights of more than 350,000 public employees."
Man Robs Bank to Get Health Care
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June 27, 2011
In North Carolina, a man robs $1 from a local bank to get health care in prison.
IUE-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with General Electric
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June 24, 2011
After four weeks of intense negotiations, IUE-CWA has reached tentative national agreements for about 16,000 workers at General Electric. Ratification votes are expected to be held next week.
Members Rally From W. Va. To N.H. as Verizon East Bargaining Begins
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June 24, 2011
Negotiations got underway Wednesday with Verizon Communications covering about 35,000 CWA members from Virginia to New England, and another 10,000 members of the IBEW.
N.J. Assembly Strips Public Employees of Health Care Bargaining Rights
News
June 24, 2011
In a devastating blow to a half-million public workers in New Jersey, including 65,000 CWA members, the state Assembly on Thursday stripped them of their right to collectively bargain health care benefits and voted for steep increases in what workers pay for health care and pensions, while CWA is in contract negotiations with a June 30 expiration.