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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
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The Communications Workers of America issued this update on talks between the unions and Verizon Communications:
Labor Day, Labor Movement Deserve More Respect
News
August 1, 2003
Editor's Note: Karen McCowan, a feature writer at The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., is vice president of The Newspaper Guild-CWA Local 37194. This piece is based on her 2002 Labor Day column for the paper.
Kids' Corner: Longer Workdays, Less Pay: What's Fair About That?
News
August 1, 2003
Everyone has to work late sometimes. All grownups miss a few dinners at home and every now and then your parents might - unhappily - miss one of your ballgames because the boss says they've got to work.