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Unions continue fight against tax on health plans
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May 21, 2011
Unions are fighting new proposed taxes on health care benefits.
Federal Study Highlights Importance of Universal Health Insurance Coverage
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May 20, 2011
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services produces a result which most people would call common sense: uninsured Americans can?t afford health care.
Single Payer Bill Introduced to US Senate
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May 20, 2011
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced a bill last week to bring a Medicare like system of single payer insurance to all Americans.
Frontier Workers Raise Key Issues at Shareholders Meeting
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May 20, 2011
Attached is a press release issued after almost 50 CWA members rallied at the Frontier Shareholders meeting on May 12 in Stamford Conn.
Stop Verizon's Attack on Union Jobs!
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May 19, 2011
Since our last contract, we?ve lost 15,000 CWA jobs in the Verizon East footprint, from 48,000 jobs down to 34,000. That?s not because of the economy or because Verizon?s not profitable. It?s because management has a very deliberate strategy to shrink the number of union jobs at Verizon.