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The Newspaper Guild/CWA Creates 'Committee on the Future of Journalism'
Press Release
In its first public report, The Newspaper Guild/CWA's newly formed Committee on the Future of Journalism asserts that, "American journalism is going through a period of self-analysis and conscience-searching that is comparable only to the period of the 1950's when Senator Joseph R.
American Airlines Agents Seek Union Representation
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America has petitioned the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election among some 15,000 passenger service professionals at American Airlines operations nationwide. The NMB will review the petition and set terms for a mail ballot election.
PART FOUR AND CONCLUSION OF A SERIES: What Every Woman Needs to Know About MONEY AND RETIREMENT: AL
News
October 1, 1998
If your employer or your husband’s employer does not offer a pension plan or 401(k), it’s especially important that you start making contributions to an individual retirement account (IRA). You can establish an IRA though most financial institutions-banks, brokerage houses, credit unions, etc.
Phil Padgett Dies at Age 62
News
October 1, 1998
Phil C. Padgett, who guide CWA’s Western Electric Installation bargaining unit through the rocky shoals of Bell System divestiture in the mid-1980s, died on Aug. 24 in Palm Valley, Fla., near St. Augustine.
Battle Against Gov. Whitman’s Cronyism Continues
News
October 1, 1998
Even as the state of New Jersey started spewing out layoff notices like pieces of confetti on Sept. 21, CWA members and local officers were fighting back with a mock New Orleans-style funeral to protest the death of state-run auto inspections.