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CWA Files Charges Against Adelphia
News
June 2, 2003
CWA filed unfair labor practice charges against Adelphia Communications after the company allegedly attempted to break the workers' union. Forty-two members of Local 2004 went on strike May 22.
Bargaining Rights Center Stage on Capitol Hill
News
June 2, 2003
Union briefing on collective bargaining and organizing rights draws nearly 100 congressional staffers.
CWA Criticizes FCC Decision on Media Concentration
Press Release
Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission's decision today to reverse long-established limits on media ownership will have serious repercussions for our democracy and the value Americans place on a free press and free speech.
In My Opinion: Corporate Health Care "Free-riders" Drive Up Costs
News
June 1, 2003
The number of Americans without health care coverage now has risen to 45 million, as mounting joblessness and double-digit medical inflation squeezes more and more families out of the system.
NACTEL Distance Learning Fits Members' Working Family Lifestyles
News
June 1, 2003
Local 2109 member Shannon Ray Peterson balances parenting an 11-year-old with his duties as a Verizon systems technician, and spends several hours a day commuting. A single parent, he hoped for a better job closer to home but knew he needed a college degree.