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Union Update on Verizon Bargaining; Some Job Issues Referred to Regional Tables
Press Release
Washington, D.C.
MCI/WorldCom Barred from New Government Contracts
News
August 5, 2003
After CWA President Bahr testified before Congress on MCI/WorldCom's pending bankruptcy settlement, the General Services Administration suspended the company from receiving new federal government contracts.
Senate Looks at Overtime Issue
News
August 5, 2003
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the Department of Labor refuses to back off its claim that only 644,000 workers would lose overtime pay under changes the agency intends to make to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
IBM Workers Hail Court Ruling on Pensions
News
August 5, 2003
Alliance@IBM members and other IBM workers won a major victory when a federal court ruled on July 31 against IBM's attempt to switch their pension plan to a cash-balance one. There's no decision yet on how affected employees will be compensated and IBM plans to appeal immediately.
CWA Reports Substantial Progress in Verizon Bargaining, Talks Continue Tonight
Washington, D.C. – The Communications Workers of America issued this update on talks between the unions and Verizon Communications: