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Organizing Round Up: 2,400 Cingular Workers, 400 Others Join CWA
It’s a happy new year for 2,400 Cingular workers in the continental United States and Hawaii who gained CWA recognition in December and early January, along with more than 400 other workers in the public and private sectors.
Safety and Health Alert: High Voltage Hazards
Underscoring the dangers of working on telephone polls that also carry electrical power lines, in just the past years two CWA members at SBC in Northern California died from electric shock and two others suffered "near-miss" injuries from coming in contact with power lines.
AFA-CWA: Flight Attendant Outsourcing Risks Jobs, Safety
Fighting to protect air passengers' safety and their own jobs, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA has denounced a scheme by Northwest Airlines to outsource its cabin crews on international flights.
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CWA, Verizon Information Services Renew Talks
Bargaining between CWA and VIS resumed in early January for 300 CWA members who have been on strike for ten weeks.
CWA Offers Broad Range of Scholarship Programs
CWA assists members and their families in numerous ways to help pay for higher education. Visit the websites listed below for complete information and applications for the following scholarships: