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Senate Maneuver Blocks "Mock" Markup of Trade Deals
News
July 1, 2011
Senate Republicans have temporarily blocked a first step in taking up three long-stalled trade agreements just hours before they were set to be considered. The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to hold a "mock" markup Thursday afternoon of pending trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, along with a renewal of expired Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits for workers.
Verizon Proposals Would Gut Union Contracts
News
June 30, 2011
Your Union Bargaining teams collectively have decades of bargaining experience. In all of our experience we have never seen such an aggressive agenda as the package of proposals the Company brought to the table today. Verizon has made it clear they want to take away almost every protection we have as Union workers.
Alcatel-Lucent 401K Error Affecting 2010-2011 New Hires
News
June 30, 2011
During a routine internal review of the Lucent Technologies Inc. Long Term Savings and Security Plan (LTSSP), it was discovered that some employees or former employees of Alcatel-Lucent, who are/were enrolled in the LTSSP, immediately began to receive Company Matching Contributions in violation of the Plan.
How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy
Press Release
The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) in coordination with its members, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released an updated version of its landmark 2010 report ?Networking the Green Economy,? urging policy makers to create an environment that allows for long term public and private investment in high-speed broadband to build more sustainable communities in rural and urban America.
Avaya Bargaining Committee Slate
News
June 30, 2011
Richie Meringolo - Local 1101,
Phil Pennington - Local 4320,
Kevin Kimber - Local 6016,
Linda Harris, Vice President - Local 7777