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The Company and the Union met this afternoon to exchange proposals, with minor discussion around each proposal.

Meetings have continued throughout the day and into the night.

CWA members at both Avaya and OFS – Optical Fiber Solutions -- voted overwhelmingly for strike authorization if fair contracts can't be reached in negotiations.

Norm Howard didn't hesitate for a moment last week when he saw smoke about 50 feet away from his city water department truck in a Stillwater, Okla., neighborhood. He backed up, spotted flames coming from a single-story home, called in the fire and ran toward it.

A new report by four leading universities provides more definitive proof that majority sign up does not cause union or employer intimidation. In fact, the findings indicate that a lack of intimidation by either side – as well as a clear path to forming a union -- allows workplaces to function more smoothly with no friction.