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CWA Calls Proposed Sale of MCI Internet Assets "Corporate Shell Game": Deal would not ease anti-comp
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The Communications Workers of America (CWA) said today that the proposed sale of MCI's internet assets is a " corporate shell game" that would not reduce the anti-competitive impact of the proposed merger of MCI and WorldCom.
Unions Reach Settlement With Lucent Technologies on Behalf of 44,000; Pact Comes After Brief Strike
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A strike against Lucent Technologies that began at midnight last night was short-lived when unions representing 44,000 workers reached settlement on a new national labor contract early this morning.
Lucent, Unions Continue Contract Talks Past Deadline, Strike Looms Tonight If No Agreement Reached T
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Bargaining talks between Lucent Technologies and two unions representing 44,000 workers at the company continued past last night's midnight contract expiration deadline.
Union Members Vote Strike Authorization at Lucent Technologies: Negotiations Continue as May 30 Cont
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Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at Lucent Technologies if contract talks covering 44,000 workers fail.
CWA Members at SBC's Southwestern Bell Ratify Contract
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By a three-to-one margin, members of the Communications Workers of America at Southwestern Bell ratified a new 32-month agreement that provides significant improvements in wages and pensions, as well as employment security gains, for some 43,000 CWA-represented employees.