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Is the NLRB in favor of majority card check? Apparently so, according to a Aug. 10 ruling – but in this case only when it favors an employer who wants to scuttle a union contract.

At the FairPoint Communications annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., CWA and the IBEW called on shareholders to reject a proposed deal with Verizon, alerting shareholders that they could end up "holding a costly bag" of customer complaints, antiquated equipment and potentially expensive findings by state regulators.

Embarq members and retirees in six states will hold demonstrations this Saturday to protest the company's announcement that it will terminate retiree health benefits for Medicare-eligible pensioners.

Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling, whose trailblazing work has inspired women in the labor movement around the world, announced this week that she will retire at the 2008 CWA Convention.

On August 9, we notified you of the date and location of the Avaya Shareholders Meeting. The meeting will be held on September 28, 2007 at the Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, not Dover as we previously stated.