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Labor Reporter's Book Shows Why Unions are More Important Than Ever
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November 1, 2007
In a highly touted book packed with colorful anecdotes and careful research, a veteran labor reporter examines what's happened to organized labor in the United States and what workers and unions can do to rebuild their movement and America's middle class.
CWA Disaster Relief Aids Members Hit by Deadly Fires
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November 1, 2007
By early reports, about a dozen CWA members lost their homes in the wildfires that ravaged more than half a million acres in southern California. Locals are canvassing their members to assess the extent of damage, overall they are reporting that "we have a lot of members helping members" through volunteer efforts, donations of food, blankets, water and dollars to the Red Cross, the San Diego AFL-CIO and other groups.
House Committee Unanimously Backs Broadband Census Bill
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November 1, 2007
CWA commended the House Energy and Commerce Committee for its unanimous approval of the Broadband Census of America Act of 2007, H.R. 3919.
Activists Collect 5,000 Postcards Urging NH Governor to "Stop the Sale"
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November 1, 2007
A delegation of CWA & IBEW members, teachers, first responders, civic leaders and others delivered a wheelbarrow full of 5,000 "Stop the Sale" post cards to New Hampshire's governor as public hearings continued over the proposed tax-free sale of Verizon's access lines in New England to FairPoint Communications.
CWA Local 1298 and AT&T Fight for U-Verse and 1,300 Jobs
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November 1, 2007
"Unity at AT&T" took on a whole new meaning in District 1, as members of CWA Local 1298 in Hartford, Conn., took action in support AT&T's "U-Verse" – the company's high-speed broadband and television service.