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Roadblocks Threaten Sprint-MCI WorldCom Deal
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April 1, 2000
An analysis by the Legg Mason Precursor Group, a top telecommunications investment research firm, predicted the Department of Justice will likely block the proposed merger of Sprint Corp. and MCI WorldCom because of its anti-competitive effect on long distance, Internet and data networking.
New Sprint Pact in Ohio; Offer Sweetened in Florida
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April 1, 2000
Bargainers reached tentative agreement on behalf of 600 Sprint workers in Ohio, and Sprint units in Missouri and Kansas ratified pacts reached earlier, CWA Vice President T.O. Moses reported.
District 6 Vice President Ben Turn Retires; Board Appoints Milburn to Fill Post
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April 1, 2000
Ben G. Turn Jr., vice president of CWA District 6, retired on March 31. The CWA Executive Board has appointed Andy Milburn, Turn’s assistant, to serve as interim vice president until the CWA convention this August, when an election will be held to permanently fill the position.
CWA in Talks with Lucent on Spin Off of Three Businesses
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April 1, 2000
CWA officials have been meeting with Lucent Technologies management to gather details on the company’s recently announced plan to spin off its PBX, business cabling and LAN-based data businesses as a new $8 billion independent corporation.
Hunger Strike Enters Sixth Week; Univision’s Cisneros Won’t Help
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April 1, 2000
At the Univision station in Fresno, Calif., a hunger strike continues. Employees have rejected two contract offers. Sympathetic news sources are refusing to talk. Businesses are pulling ads. Viewers are boycotting.