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Public Sector Organizing Takes Center Stage
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September 1, 2000
CWA gained 1,700 new members in August, nearly all of them public sector employees. The Tucson Association of City Employees voted 397-4 to affiliate with CWA, bringing union representation to nearly 1,500 workers in 23 city departments. The Aug.
Strikers Win Groundbreaking Agreement: Job Security, Card Check, Less Overtime Among Victories at Ve
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September 1, 2000
CWA members at Bell Atlantic/ Verizon set out this year to win respect from management and secure their futures at the new company that was born from the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE in June.
In My Opinion: "New Economy," New Approaches to Age-Old Issues
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September 1, 2000
Many observers found a broad, even historic, significance for society in the recent Verizon strike.It was widely noted that the strike defined workplace issues for the "Retired EVP James Massey, Early CWA Leader, Dead at 91
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September 1, 2000
James M. Massey, who retired in 1971 as a CWA executive vice president, has died after a long illness. He was 91. Massey worked as an installer at the Western Electric Co. for 20 years, traveling all over the United States with the company before being hired by CWA.