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Telecom News - Iraq Vet Fighting for His Flag and His Rights at Verizon Business
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March 1, 2008
Hundreds of coworkers and other supporters are backing an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran whose Verizon Business bosses stripped his cubicle of an American flag that he flew outside his tents while serving his country.
McCain Video: NAFTA Has Created 'Millions' of Jobs
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February 28, 2008
Straight-faced, looking straight into the camera, GOP presidential candidate John McCain tells Midwestern working – and out-of-work -- families that, "I know NAFTA was a good idea. It's created millions of jobs."
CWA and USW Political Activists Train to Join Forces
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February 28, 2008
CWA and the United Steelworkers (USW) have agreed to work together in Virginia and Indiana to get information about candidates in this year's elections to all members in those states and to boost voter turnout in November.
First-Ever Blog Strike Helps Hawaii Guild Restart Talks
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February 28, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser workers fighting for a fair contract at their Gannett-owned newspaper made union history last week when reporters staged what's believed to be the country's first "blog strike."
Union Campaign Produces New Commitments from Verizon, FairPoint
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February 28, 2008
Final approval by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission permits the sale of Verizon Communications operations in northern New England to FairPoint Communications to go forward, but the campaign waged by CWA, the IBEW and elected officials and community groups throughout the three states resulted in real improvements in the final deal that will help support quality service.