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In The News: Fighting to Preserve Telephone Service Quality And Jobs in Florida
With the support of a coalition of retiree and consumer advocacy groups, CWA beat back an effort by seven telephone providers, including AT&T, Verizon and Embarq, to persuade the Florida Public Service Commission to permit the companies to lower quality standards and service to 6 million cust
In The News: AFA-CWA Flight Crew Among Heroes Of US Airways Miracle on the Hudson’
The flight crew heroes of US Airways Flight 1549 include three AFA-CWA flight attendants who helped get the plane's 150 passengers to safety in less than two minutes after the emergency landing in the icy cold Hudson River in New York City last week.
In The News: Bargaining Set for 150,000 AT&T Workers
Across the country and across AT&T units, CWAers are mobilizing for new contracts.
Bargaining got underway Jan. 21 for a new contract covering 20,000 CWA members at AT&T Mobility. The "Orange Contract" covers workers in Districts 1, 2, 4, 9 and 13.
Why is this Recession so Deep, and What can be Done to Reverse it?
Hint: Go back about 50 years, when America's middle class was expanding and the economy was soaring. Paychecks were big enough to allow us to buy all the goods and services we produced. It was a virtuous circle.