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U.S. Union Delegation Takes On Workers’ Rights in Colombia
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March 1, 2008
CWA President Larry Cohen and other members of a labor delegation to Colombia briefed members of Congress and staff at a Capitol Hill forum about their meetings with Colombian unionists and elected officials and provided some important lessons about U.S.
AT&T Mobility Contract Boosts Pay, Upgrades Jobs for District 6 Members
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February 28, 2008
CWA negotiators reached a tentative agreement covering 9,000 AT&T Mobility workers in District 6 that upgrades more than 5,000 customer service jobs, increases pay across the board and sets up committees to resolve retail scheduling and other issues, among other gains.
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.
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."
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.