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NLRB Rules Chinese Daily News Violated Labor Law; Workers Still Wait for Justice
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January 8, 2009
In a new victory for embattled workers who tried for years to form a union at the Chinese Daily News in Los Angeles, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that an attorney violated federal labor law by asking an employee in a deposition whether he'd voted in favor of the union.
More Organizations Backing Employee Free Choice
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January 8, 2009
The list of Employee Free Choice allies and supporters continues to grow, with more than 99 organizations now committed to working to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to help restore an economy that works for all of us.
Ryan International Flight Attendants Join AFA-CWA
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January 8, 2009
Flight attendants at the Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines voted AFA-CWA as their bargaining representative. Over 74 percent of the 150 eligible flight attendants – 111 workers – voted for AFA-CWA representation, far exceeding the National Mediation Board's "50 percent plus one" voting requirement for airline workers to form a union.
The Best "Source" for Keeping CWA Locals and Members Informed
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January 8, 2009
Starting next week, CWA's website for local union communicators, The Source, will be adding another resource to help local union editors keep members up to date on all the issues affecting workers and our union.
In The News: California Local Pushes AT&T on Safety as Street Crime Threatens Techs
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January 1, 2009
For AT&T technicians in Oakland and Richmond in northern California, work was getting dangerous. Criminals 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.