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Senate Committee Okays Broadband Bill Unanimously, Speed Matters Strategic Industry Fund Plays Major
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July 26, 2007
CWA-supported legislation to raise the government's definition of high-speed Internet and develop a detailed "map" of broadband availability, speed, and cost across the United States won unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce Committee this week. The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) now moves to the full Senate for action, where it is not expected to encounter much difficulty given the measure's bipartisan support.
IUE-CWA Puts Delphi on Notice, a Strike Possible
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July 26, 2007
IUE-CWA notified Delphi Corp. of its intent to terminate its local and national contracts in a letter delivered to the company on July 18. The notice paves the way for a possible strike in October if the union and company cannot reach a new agreement covering more than 2,000 workers.
CWA Facing Off with Verizon in Va. over Deregulation
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July 26, 2007
In hearings this week in Virginia that Verizon hopes will end the state's telecom oversight, CWA is arguing that the company wants the freedom to pursue its fiber-optic FiOS network at the expense of the copper network that provides telephone and Internet service for most of Virginia's rural and inner-city areas.
Minimum Wage Hike First Step in Progressive Agenda
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July 26, 2007
CWA members and hundreds of other union and commmunity activists joined with U.S. House and Senate leaders on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to celebrate the first raise in the minimum wage in more than 10 years – a victory that lawmakers and social justice leaders said wouldn't have been possible without labor's determination and hard work.
Efforts to Make Card-Check Illegal Defeated in Congress
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July 26, 2007
Anti-union lawmakers in the House and Senate attempted last week to make union recognition based on majority card check authorization by workers illegal, but the apparently coordinated attack was defeated.