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Alcatel's Treatment of Workers: France Vs. the U.S.
Bargaining power makes all the difference. Just ask French workers at Alcatel Lucent, who are fighting against the same anti-union employer as 2,500 CWA members in the United States. Lucent Communications merged with the French company Alcatel in 2006.
Employers' Anti-Union Tactics Getting Bolder
Three words explain why employers are getting bolder in the use of intimidation, coercion, terminations, and other illegal tactics to frighten their employees when they organize — because they can.
Corporate Ally: National Labor Relations Board Steadily Chips Away at Workers' Rights
Under the Bush administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proved to be an ally of employers and anti-union groups in seeking to rollback workers' rights and protections.
Going to the Board Often Carries More Risk than Relief
Many of the examples Professor Lafer (above) cited in his research of the NLRB's abandonment of workers' rights have repeated themselves in many cases CWA has taken to the Board in recent years. These Board decisions summarized below are taken from a report compiled by CWA's legal department.
NLRB Elections Aren't Free and Fair Elections
Professor Gordon Lafer of the University of Oregon's Labor Education and Research Center has