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Hostile Climate Challenges Legislative Activists
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April 1, 2001
CWA activists will gather for the union’s Legislative-Political Conference, April 22-25 in Washington, D.C., at a time when the legislative climate is growing more hostile to working families.
Puerto Rican Local Takes Off
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April 1, 2001
One year ago more than 400 installers on the island of Puerto Rico who worked as subcontractors for companies that installed telephones for GTE/PRTC, now Verizon, began a 56-day strike as they struggled to organize.
New Era Cap Co. Labeled "Sweatshop Employer"
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April 1, 2001
In the midst of tough negotiations with CWA Local 14177, the New Era Cap Co. has been hit with an investigation and report branding it a “sweatshop employer.”
No Time for Hate: Union Gears Up to Stamp Out Hate Crimes
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April 1, 2001
In the wake of last September’s shooting spree in Roanoke, Va., which resulted in the death of CWA member Danny Lee Overstreet, union activists across the country have been reexamining hate crimes laws in their home states and at the federal level.
Organizing Roundup
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April 1, 2001
Chinese Daily News
After months of stalling by management at the Chinese Daily News in Los Angeles, workers voted March 19 to join the Northern California Media Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521. The vote was 78-63.
After months of stalling by management at the Chinese Daily News in Los Angeles, workers voted March 19 to join the Northern California Media Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521. The vote was 78-63.