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ATS Service Center Change

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December 7, 2009
CWA was notified about a month ago that the company was going to move the ATS Service Center from having the work performed by a vendor to having the work performed by AT&T workers.

Alcatel-Lucent: Medicare Crossover

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December 3, 2009
ATTENTION MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE UNITEDHEALTHCARE TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY MEMBERS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HASSLE-FREE CLAIMS PROCESSING.

REMEMBER BHOPAL

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December 3, 2009
On December 3, 1984, thousands of workers employed at a Union Carbide chemical manufacturing plant and nearby community members in Bhopal, India experienced horrific exposures to a deadly chemical product known as methyl isocyanate (MIC). This tragedy, which occurred as a result of plant equipment engineering and maintenance deficiencies, involved the release of some 40 metric tons of MIC gas into the atmosphere. In turn, MIC gas spread throughout the plant and into the nearby community exposing many thousands of women, men, and children. The Indian government reported 3,500 fatalities occurred as a result of the Union Carbide- MIC exposure incident. However, community activists believe more than 25,000 people have died and another 100,000 exposed individuals suffer health problems today as a result of the tragic incident.