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IUE-CWA Blasts Delphi Executive Bonus Plan
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January 3, 2008
IUE-CWA reacted angrily to the revelation in a Jan. 2 court filing of Delphi’s intention to reward Chairman Robert S. Miller with an $8.3 million bonus – previously undisclosed in the company's executive compensation plan -- for leading the auto parts maker through bankruptcy.
2,700 Piedmont Agents Gear up for Union Election
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January 3, 2008
Ramp and gate agents at Piedmont Airlines are gearing up for a CWA representation election that begins on January 22.
TNG-CWA Local: Writers Guild Management Unfair to Staff
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January 3, 2008
The Newspaper Guild of New York, CWA Local 31003, has filed several unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board over the anti-union actions of Writers Guild of America East management.
In Race for Worst, Smithfield Named Top Grinch of 2007
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January 3, 2008
In a close race – one you'd hope no company would want to win – Smithfield pork slaughterhouse CEO Joseph Luter III beat out American Airlines and Verizon Business to be named "Grinch of the Year" in the annual Jobs with Justice contest for the worst of the country's union-busting, workers-rights-stomping employers.
Jokes Return to Late Night but Writers' Picket Lines Remain
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January 3, 2008
Just in time for election jokes, late-night TV is back – but only David Letterman has made a deal with the otherwise-striking television writers, allowing them to return to his and fellow CBS host Craig Ferguson's shows.