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MCI's `Sham' Divestiture Falls Short, CWA Tells FCC
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MCI's effort to confuse regulators and Wall Street over the divestiture of its Internet operations continues to be a shell game, the Communications Workers of America said following news reports that MCI was looking for additional buyers for its retail Internet holdings.
Unions Reach Settlement With Lucent Technologies on Behalf of 44,000; Pact Comes After Brief Strike
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A strike against Lucent Technologies that began at midnight last night was short-lived when unions representing 44,000 workers reached settlement on a new national labor contract early this morning.
Lucent, Unions Continue Contract Talks Past Deadline, Strike Looms Tonight If No Agreement Reached T
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Bargaining talks between Lucent Technologies and two unions representing 44,000 workers at the company continued past last night's midnight contract expiration deadline.
Union Members Vote Strike Authorization at Lucent Technologies: Negotiations Continue as May 30 Cont
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Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at Lucent Technologies if contract talks covering 44,000 workers fail.
CWA Members at SBC's Southwestern Bell Ratify Contract
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By a three-to-one margin, members of the Communications Workers of America at Southwestern Bell ratified a new 32-month agreement that provides significant improvements in wages and pensions, as well as employment security gains, for some 43,000 CWA-represented employees.