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Lucent Workers Take Fight to Shareholders
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September 8, 2006
CWA members and retirees at Lucent Technologies are keeping up their fight to stop the company from carrying out cuts in jobs, health care and other benefits in the wake of the merger with French-owned Alcatel.
Illness from Toxic Air Plagues Thousands of Ground Zero Workers
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September 8, 2006
CWA members who worked alongside police and firefighters in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack are among thousands of rescue and recovery workers who are suffering persistent respiratory and other health problems five years later.
Fight Expands for First Contract with Frontier in Georgia
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September 8, 2006
A local congressman and a newspaper columnist have weighed in on Local 3220's fight for a first contract with Frontier Communications in Statesboro, Ga., and more than 2,000 customers and union supporters have participated in an e-activist campaign in response to leafleting by CWA's Frontier locals.
63 Newark Airport Workers Go CWA
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September 7, 2006
Sixty-three cleaners and hostesses at Airway Cleaners, at Newark Airport, voted for CWA representation on Sept. 7. The election was a contesting election between CWA and the independent non-affiliated United Trades Construction and Industrial Union.
Message from Retiree re: 420 Legislation
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September 5, 2006
Following is a message sent to our office from a retiree regarding concerns on the impact of the Section 420 legislation and CWA's lobbying for modifications in order for Lucent to continue to provide retirees with a level of retiree health care coverage consistent with the collective bargaining agreement.