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AFL-CIO Targets Verizon for Excessive CEO Pay
CWA has launched a website in support of a campaign by the AFL-CIO to oust Verizon board members who voted what it said is excessive pay for company CEO Ivan Seidenberg. The federation says the board paid Seidenberg $110 million over a five-year period while share prices have sagged.
Board Approves Diversity Committee Recommendations
The CWA Executive Board approved recommendations by its special Diversity Committee, which will be submitted to the 2007 CWA convention as called for by convention delegates last year in adopting the Ready for the Future program.
New Jersey State Workers Ratify Contract
CWA state workers in New Jersey overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year agreement that provides for a 13 percent wage increase over the contract term and safeguards workers' health care and retirement security.
Unusual Court Case Provides An Inside Look at Union-Busting
A rare inside glimpse of how employers and their union-busting advisers conspire came to light several years ago in a case involving CWA.
Majority of Verizon Business Techs In N.Y., New England Seek Union
A prominent group of lawmakers and religious and civic leaders from Massachusetts and New York counted the cards last month and certified that a clear majority of more than 360 former MCI technicians at Verizon Business want union representation.