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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.
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.
Job Title Review Results in Union Representation for 500 N.J. State Workers
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September 1, 2006
Thanks to the efforts of six CWA locals, more than 500 New Jersey state employees gained CWA representation on Sept. 1. after years of being considered management or confidential employees – and union ineligible.
Calif. PUC to Vote on CWA Pole Safety Recommendations
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September 1, 2006
All of CWA's recommendations for safety are included in a judge's pending decision regarding the placement of wireless antennas on California utility poles shared by telephone and electric companies.