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Key Demands Met, New Era Workers End Year-Long Strike
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August 1, 2002
After nearly a year on strike, CWA members at the New Era Cap Co. of Derby, N.Y. ratified an agreement that met their key demands for setting a fair pay scale with union input and for safety and health improvements in the plant, along with other gains.
In My Opinion: Business Scandals Underscore Unions’ Vital Role
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August 1, 2002
Exactly 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt earned his “trust buster” nickname with two historic actions: He broke up the railroad barons’ monopoly cartel and hNew Pact at Cincinnati Bell
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July 19, 2002
CWA reached a new tentative agreement with Cincinnati Bell, gaining significant improvements in health care coverage over an earlier proposed settlement and averting a July 9 strike deadline. The earlier agreement was rejected by a membership vote.
CWA Fights for Jobs at GPO
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July 19, 2002
Hundreds of union jobs could be lost through layoffs if the Bush administration succeeds in taking over the GPO’s $425 million procurement budget and the subcontracting of work to the private sector.
US Airways Agents Reject Unfair Demands
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July 19, 2002
CWA passenger agents at US Airways members want management to meet them halfway as both sides bargain over the airline’s cost-cutting demands.