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CWA Campaign Prompts Safety Reforms at Helena Labs
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October 1, 1999
Following CWA charges that Helena Laboratories in Beaumont, Texas, was exposing workers to dangerous chemicals and blood-borne pathogens without proper safeguards, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Helena for 14 safety violations it termed "serious," fined the company $
IBM Employees and CWA Launch Alliance@IBM
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October 1, 1999
IBM activists are forming a national -affiliated organization - Alliance@IBM - to address workplace concerns at IBM and to organize for eventual union recognition and bargaining rights at the technology giant.
Senate Committee Investigates IBM, Corporate Pension Tactics
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October 1, 1999
CWA President Morton Bahr told a Senate panel that workers should not be harmed by corporations seeking the financial benefit of converting defined benefit pension plans into cash balance accounts.
Cellular One and County Workers Prove Card Check Counts
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October 1, 1999
Cellular One members continue to increase as the result of a card check and neutrality agreement CWA negotiated with SBC last year and the hard work of local organizers outside SBC's home region.
Printing Sector Rolls Out `I-95 Initiative'
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October 1, 1999
Printing plants and mail houses up and down the Interstate 95 corridor produce and distribute more than 35 percent of the nation's printed material.