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NLRB Finds Evidence of Owner Fraud in Puerto Rico Newspaper Fight
News
December 10, 2009
In a big victory for Puerto Rico newspaper workers who are fighting to get their jobs back, the National Labor Relations Board has found that 107 employees were illegally discharged in July as the company refused to bargain in good faith.
CWA Joins Mexico, Canada to Discuss Workers' Shared Concerns
News
December 10, 2009
At a conference in Mexico City last week, CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill and two CWA members discussed job security, the war on bargaining rights and how to improve conditions for workers in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
Report Reveals Abuses by T-Mobile USA
News
December 10, 2009
A report issued this week by the American Rights at Work Education Fund exposes the systematic campaign by T-Mobile USA and parent company Deutsche Telekom to prevent T-Mobile employees in the United States from forming a union.
CWAers Visiting Hill Tell Lawmakers: Drop the Tax on our Health Care
News
December 10, 2009
CWA legislative and political activists from nine states delivered a strong message to Capitol Hill this week, telling Democrat senators that the proposed excise tax on health care benefits is CWA's line in the sand.
Fed Unions Release Reports on the Detrimental Impact of the Senate Excise Tax on FEHBP Health Plans
Press Release
Two reports released today by federal unions found that the so-called "Cadillac" tax on higher-cost health plans contained in the U.S. Senate health care bill would actually affect average plans like those under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The reports suggest that the excise tax would result in significant health benefit cuts and shifting of costs to employees, as plans try to avoid the tax.