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Local Leader Mounts Hunger Strike in Jobs Protest
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July 20, 2004
CWA Local 1365 President Gary Nilsson began a hunger strike on July 1 to publicize Lucent's outsourcing of thousands of jobs and to protest Lucent's refusal to offer the same negotiated financial and pension package to all workers laid off at the plant.
Offshore Contractors Target State Government Work
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July 20, 2004
WashTech research study reveals state governments increasingly are contracting with foreign outsourcing firms, sending millions of dollars in state taxpayer funds overseas.
Media Unions, Members of Congress Call on FCC Chairman Powell to Hold Full Public Hearings on Media
Washington, D.C. – On Capitol Hill today, unions representing half a million media workers joined with Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and other members of Congress in calling for full public hearings as the Federal Communications Commission reconsiders its rules on media ownership.
Six Million Workers at Risk of Losing Overtime
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July 16, 2004
Millions of U.S. workers risk losing their right to overtime pay beginning next month despite an aggressive union campaign that forced the Department of Labor to make changes to its final rule governing who's eligible for overtime.