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Union-Building Tops Agenda at Public Sector Conference
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July 1, 2003
Meeting in Tucson, Ariz., for their sector conference, CWA public, health care and education members looked at ways to build CWA by strengthening their sector.
Big Media Gets its Way with FCC, but Senate Fights Back
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July 1, 2003
The U.S. Senate is taking on the Federal Communications Commission over its June decision to further erode decades-old rules protecting media diversity, launching a battle that could overturn the FCC's wildly unpopular ruling.
How to Cheat Workers 101
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July 1, 2003
With a wink and a nod, the Bush administration claims that 1.3 million low-wage workers will see their paychecks grow just as soon as its revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act take effect.
Attack on Overtime: Millions Face Longer Hours, Smaller Paychecks
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July 1, 2003
Labor unions are gearing up to fight the biggest battle yet in the Bush administration's continued attacks on workers, as the White House stealthily plots to yank away the 40-hour workweek from millions of private and public employees by eroding the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Locals Urged to Pass Rights Resolution
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July 1, 2003
As part of CWA's and the labor movement's continuing drive to bring collective bargaining and organizing rights to all workers, Executive Vice President Larry Cohen has urged locals to pass and act upon their own bargaining rights resolutions similar to those passed earlier this year by CWA and the