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Kindness Comes Home for Xmas Through Adopt-a-Family
News
December 1, 1997
An extra check from five CWA locals during the holiday season - $300 beyond what they sent every month - last year paid dental bills for a family of four. The check, to member Karen Tinsley, is typical of the exceptional generosity displayed through CWA's Adopt-a-Family program.
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News
December 1, 1997
He called himself a "tramp printer," because he moved around so much - but when he died last March 16, his estate was valued at $358,645 - and he gave it all to Chicago Typographical Union No. 16/CWA Local 14408. His name was William F.
Private Prisons: Public Nightmare
News
December 1, 1997
There's been an explosion in the for-profit prison industry, as states and counties look to contracting out of prison services as a way to cut costs.
University of California Health Care Professionals Vote for CWA Representation
Press Release
Health care professionals at the five medical centers of the University of California voted by a two-to-one margin to join the Communications Workers of America.
"Global Outlaw" Sprint Must Be Stopped Union Leaders Protest Anti-Worker Tactics of Telecom Firms
Press Release
MONTREAL, CANADA --
More than a thousand trade unionists here demonstrated against Sprint Corp. and labeled the telecommunications firm a "global outlaw" for its abuse of workers' rights.
More than a thousand trade unionists here demonstrated against Sprint Corp. and labeled the telecommunications firm a "global outlaw" for its abuse of workers' rights.