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California Local Pushes AT&T on Safety as Street Crime Threatens Technicians
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January 22, 2009
For AT&T technicians in Oakland and Richmond in northern California, work was getting dangerous. Gang members broke into their trucks while technicians worked just yards away. Some workers were assaulted. A year ago, a technician who witnessed a shooting was stalked and threatened by a gang.
AT&T Mobility Workers Mobilize for Start of Bargaining
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January 22, 2009
Bargaining begins today in Richmond, Va., for a new contract covering 20,000 CWA members at AT&T Mobility. The "Orange Contract" covers workers in Districts 1, 2, 4, 9 and 13.
CWA Applauds Confirmation of Dr. Steven Chu
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Contact: Candice Johnson, CWA Communications, cjohnson@cwa-union.org
CWA Media Sectors Discuss Industry's Economic Crisis, Job Strategies
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January 15, 2009
In the face of media layoffs and bankruptcies, 150 members of CWA's newspaper, printing and broadcast sectors met for three days in Baltimore last weekend to talk about strategies for saving not just jobs but the industry.
Lynx Aviation Flight Attendants Join AFA-CWA
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January 15, 2009
A majority of flight attendants at Lynx Aviation voted by a 2-1 margin this week for representation by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The election vote, conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), showed that 55 of the 87 eligible Lynx flight attendants voted for AFA-CWA despite an aggressive anti-union campaign by management.