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Corporate-Owned St. Louis Paper Pulls Plug -- Again -- on Retiree Health Care
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December 2, 2010
Just in time for the holidays, the corporate owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is yanking union- negotiated medical coverage from scores of retirees, telling retirees they'll have to cough up 100 percent of the premium cost.
Ten Reasons the Social Security Proposal of the Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Should be DOA
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November 23, 2010
The Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs? Social Security proposals are an equal opportunity disaster. So soon after an angry electorate has expressed its frustration with a Washington political class that does not appear to be listening, it totally ignores the will of the people. Poll after poll has shown that Democrats, Republicans, and Independents reject the punitive cuts in America?s economic security that the co-chairs have proposed. Read more to find out the top ten problems with their proposals.
The Race for a Cure goes Mobile!
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November 10, 2010
Gayle Crawley, Chair of the National Women?s Committee, is involved in the race to find a cure for breast cancer. Like too many in CWA, her local has been touched by this disease, which kills someone in the world every 69 seconds. The National Women?s Committee invites all of CWA to keep up to date with the latest technological advances for this important cause.
Court Orders Visteon to Negotiate Over Retiree Benefits
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July 15, 2010
In a huge victory for 2,100 IUE-CWA retirees who worked at Visteon Corp. in Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals found that the company illegally terminated retiree health and life insurance benefits.