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CWA Survey Shows Airline Agents Suffer High Rate of Ergonomic Injuries
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July 1, 2001
A groundbreaking survey of airline passenger service agents nationwide, conducted recently by CWA, got a strong response and revealed a much higher than expected level of ergonomic and other job-related injuries.
First Class Graduates from Online Telecom Training Program
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July 1, 2001
For Joseph Courtemanche, a Qwest employee and member of Local 7200, St. Paul, Minn., a joint union-industry distance learning program “enabled me to get the best tech job in the company.”
IUE-CWA Local Settles 10-Month Derlan Strike
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July 1, 2001
After more than 10 months on strike at Derlan Precision Gear, IUE-CWA. Local 1199 won a contract that minimizes the impact of layoffs and brings a 16 percent wage increase to remaining members over five years.
New IUE-CWA Local Fights for First Pact
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July 1, 2001
One of the first groups to organize since the IUE and CWA agreed to merge has gone on strike against HBD Industries in Oneida, Tenn. The company manufactures industrial and automotive rubber products.
WRC to Investigate New Era Cap Co. As CWA Fights to Re-open Negotiations
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July 1, 2001
The Workers’ Rights Consortium, an independent monitoring organization, has notified the New Era Cap. Co. that it intends to investigate conditions at the company’s Derby, N.Y., plant based on complaints it has received.