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New Jersey Workers Mobilize For Major Contract Fight
News
April 1, 1999
Nearly 1,200 CWA activists and allies have launched the most formidable mobilization ever in support of New Jersey public worker bargaining, with AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka pledging the full support of the Federation's 12 million members.
In My Opinion: Future of Telecommunications is Being Shaped Today
News
April 1, 1999
Telecommunications is changing so quickly that many people - including regulators in some cases - fail to recognize the industry's emerging new shape. CWA Scores FCC Delay on Local Telecom Mergers: 'Outdated' View of Telecom Industry Results in Bias,
Press Release
CWA President Morton Bahr strongly challenged reports that the Federal Communications Commission may change its standards for telecom mergers and make it more difficult for pending mergers between Bell Atlantic and GTE and SBC-Ameritech to win approval.
Reject AirTouch-Vodafone 'Shell Game' to Avoid Tax Obligation, Communications Workers Urge I.R.S.
Press Release
American taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize the purchase of AirTouch Communications by the British company Vodafone, the Communications Workers of America declared in urging the Internal Revenue Service to deny AirTouch's request for a waiver of I.R.S.
Alltel's Takeover of Nebraska Phone Company Would Harm Consumers and Employees, CWA Tells FCC
Press Release
The bid by Alltel Corp. to take over Nebraska-based Aliant Communications Inc. would harm both consumers and employees and should be rejected, the Communications Workers of America told the Federal Communications Commission.