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Community Education Center Workers Join CWA in Trenton
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June 17, 2010
Workers at the Bo Robinson Community Education Center in Trenton, N.J., wanted a union and they overwhelmed management's efforts to stop them. The workers at the privately-run center that helps former corrections prisoners transition back into society voted unanimously, 54-0, last week, for CWA Local 1040. The unit has 69 workers total.
AFA-CWA Members Support Striking Spirit Airlines Pilots
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June 17, 2010
Spirit Airlines flight attendants and other AFA-CWA members showed their support for striking Spirit pilots by joining them on picket lines at numerous airports during the pilots' five-day strike.
Research Assistants at SUNY Stony Brook Keep up Contract Fight
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June 10, 2010
Since they joined CWA Local 1104 eighteen months ago, research assistants at the State University of New York Research Foundation at Stony Brook have been fighting back against an anti-union management and the University's refusal to bargain a fair contract.
CWA's Weitkamp: Workers, Consumers Lose in Proposed Comcast-NBCU Merger
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June 10, 2010
The proposed Comcast-NBCU merger would lead to job cuts, aggravate the already anti-competitive behavior of the cable industry and restrict consumer access to the online video content of their choice, CWA District 9 Vice President James Weitkamp told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee at a field hearing Monday in Los Angeles.
CWA Surveying Outside Techs About Heat Stress, Employer Response
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June 10, 2010
As summer heats up, CWA is asking outside technicians to take an online survey to help assess how many members have suffered heat stress symptoms and what employers are doing to limit exposure and provide training.