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Guild Award Honors Crusading Washington Post Reporter
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March 1, 2000
Washington Post reporter Katherine Boo has won the 1999 Heywood Broun Award for distinguished journalism for her investigation into the rapes, physical abuse and forced labor of retarded people, and the collusion of city officials who profited from the situation.
Sprint, MCI WorldCom Merger Would Threaten Internet and Long Distance Competition and Jeopardize Job
The Communications Workers of America today urged the Federal Communications Commission to either block MCI WorldCom's proposed acquisition of Sprint Corp.
SPOTLIGHT: Labor & Economic News Across the Country
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February 1, 2000
A Day Off to Vote
The 400,000 members of United Auto Workers will have plenty of time to cast ballots, drive voters to the polls and do last-minute lobbying on Election Day, thanks to a rare benefit negotiated by union leaders last year.
The 400,000 members of United Auto Workers will have plenty of time to cast ballots, drive voters to the polls and do last-minute lobbying on Election Day, thanks to a rare benefit negotiated by union leaders last year.
Retired CWA Representative Frank Lupinacci Dies
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February 1, 2000
Frank Lupinacci, a retired staff representative in District 13 remembered as a tough negotiator with a sense of humor, died Jan. 13 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Picking Up the Pieces
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February 1, 2000
The flash flood that turned Albert Gomalka’s neighborhood into a deadly, diseased, putrid-smelling, mud-covered landfill seemed like the type of catastrophe that strikes faraway countries.