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Maine PUC Staff Urges Thumbs Down on Verizon-FairPoint Deal
News
November 29, 2007
It's unanimous. Regulatory staff in all three northern New England states where Verizon is trying to sell its local phone operations now have urged rejection of the proposed deal with FairPoint Communications.
Piedmont Airlines Gate and Ramp Agents Seek CWA Representation
News
November 29, 2007
Following a strong inside campaign by unrepresented ramp and gate agents at Piedmont Airlines, CWA this week filed a union representation election petition on behalf of the group with the National Mediation Board, which governs labor relations in the airline and railroad industries.
"Lucent Performance Award"
News
November 27, 2007
We have received a number of questions from members about why they have not received the 2007 "Lucent Performance Award" payout this December.
Radio Frequency Radiation- Alaska Supreme Court Case
News
November 27, 2007
In July 2007, the Alaska Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in which the Court held that a telecommunications worker's exposure to radiofrequency (RF) radiation at levels slightly above the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF radiation safety limit caused psychological or cognitive mental health effects
CWA Stands with Striking Writers Guild Members
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