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CWA Urges FCC to Reject Verizon's Bid to Provide Long Distance in Pennsylvania
The Communications Workers of America strongly opposes the bid by Verizon Communications to provide long distance services in Pennsylvania and calls on the Federal Communications Commission to reject the company's long distance application.
WRC to Investigate New Era Cap Co. As CWA Fights to Re-open Negotiations
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July 1, 2001
The Workers’ Rights Consortium, an independent monitoring organization, has notified the New Era Cap. Co. that it intends to investigate conditions at the company’s Derby, N.Y., plant based on complaints it has received.
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Honors Two CWA Activist
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July 1, 2001
Two CWA staff members long active in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists were honored at the organization’s 30th national convention in May in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Retired Staff Rep James Dinkins Dies at Virginia Home
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July 1, 2001
James Dinkins, a retired CWA representative in District 2, died at his home in Richmond, Va., May 28 after a long battle with heart disease. He was 73.
Newsmakers
News
July 1, 2001
Mike O’Donnell, of IUE-CWA Local 717, has been elected president of the Trumbull County, Ohio, Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. O’Donnell, 52, has been an IUE member since 1973.