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Fifth School Drops New Era As Bargaining Proposal Simmers
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March 1, 2002
New Era Cap Co.’s image as a responsible American employer continues to erode as management considers the union’s latest proposal for a fair contract. Local 14177 has been on strike at New Era’s Derby, N.Y., plant since July 13, 2001.
Labor Outcry on Capitol Hill: CWA Weighs in on Pension Reform
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March 1, 2002
The collapse of Enron — at $63.4 billion the largest corporate bankruptcy in history — effectively wiped out the retirement savings of 20,000 employees who were invested in company stock, and fears of more Enrons have sent the stock market into a tailspin.
Global Trade's Human Toll
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March 1, 2002
International Panelists Share Their Stories At First-Ever Workers’ Economic Forum
In soft-spoken Spanish inside a packed lecture hall, Sofia Sazo summed up her treatment at a Guatemala City factory that makes clothing for The Gap.
Daniel Pearl: CWA’s 13th Victim of Terrorism
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March 1, 2002
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, killed by his captors in Pakistan, became the 13th member of the CWA family lost to terrorism.
IUE-CWA Decries Bankruptcy Scam by Valeo
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March 1, 2002
IUE-CWA members in Rochester, N.Y., are taking on a French-owned company that is trying to abuse U.S. bankruptcy laws to void its contract with workers.