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CWA Reaches Tentative Settlement Covering 6,300 at SNET; Ratification Meeting Set for Sept. 17 in Ha
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America has reached a tentative agreement with Southern New England Telephone covering some 6,300 workers, members of CWA Local 1298/Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers.
NLRB Upholds Reinstatement and Backpay for Detroit Newspaper Strikers
The National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. upheld unfair labor practice decisions against the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, ruling that the newspapers must reinstate striking workers and pay their lost wages and benefits going back to July 13, 1995.
Ameritech Closes Two Consumer Offices; Negotiated Protections Soften the Blow
News
September 1, 1998
Despite angry protests from CWA, prominent politicians and editorial writers, Ameritech on Aug. 14 announced that the company plans to move ahead with its controversial decision, first announced last March, to close two consumer offices.
Union Members Urged to Act Quickly to Protect Patients' Rights
News
September 1, 1998
CWA President Morton Bahr and other labor leaders are urging union members throughout the country to quickly speak up in support of President Clinton's Patients' Bill of Rights.
PART TWO OF SERIES: What Every Woman Needs to Knokw about MONEY AND RETIREMENT - A GUIDE TO PENSION
News
September 1, 1998
How can I get the most out of my company's retirement plan?