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Election Countdown: CWA Sets Oct. 13-17 as National Worksite Action Week
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October 9, 2008
With just 26 days of work left until Election Day, CWA has designated next week - Oct. 13-17 - as CWA National Worksite Action Week to bring extra focus to the election and the importance of the outcome for union members and the middle class. "People like to feel part of something bigger and having a single action that we can work on collectively is one way to foster that feeling," said Executive Vice President Annie Hill, who heads up CWA's Election 2008 efforts.
Members Join Cohen for Wide-Ranging Online Discussion
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October 9, 2008
CWA President Larry Cohen met online with members across the country on Wednesday to answer a wide range of questions about the election, the economy, workers rights, outsourcing, health care, retirement security and the future of the union movement.
GM Refuses IUE-CWA Efforts to Keep Moraine, Ohio, Plant Open
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October 9, 2008
Rejecting the efforts of IUE-CWA to negotiate a way to save a General Motors assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio, the company has announced it will shut down the plant and lay off the final 1,400 workers two days before Christmas.
Million Member Mobilization Nears 100,000 Signers
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October 9, 2008
Cards from CWAers signing on to the Million Member Mobilization for Employee Free Choice neared 100,000 as of Oct. 6, with number of supporters reaching 97,842.
AIG Celebrates $85 Billion Bailout with Luxury Retreat for Execs
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October 9, 2008
Just days after American taxpayers forked over $85 billion to bail out the American International Group (AIG), the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat complete with luxury spa treatments, golf, $200,000 worth of lavish hotel rooms and $150,000 in meals.