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Short Strike Brings Settlement at Lucent
News
July 1, 1998
A strike against Lucent Technologies - the shortest in CWA history - ended with a tentative five-year agreement on June 1 covering 26,000 CWA members and some 18,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
In My Opinion: You Did Us a Favor, Mr. Norquist
News
July 1, 1998
The central figure behind California's Proposition 226, radical right strategist Grover Norquist, openly exposed the cynicism behind this attack on organized labor's polU.S. Supreme Court Backs Workers, Unions on Merit Pay Issue
Following is a statement by Linda Foley, president of The Newspaper Guild-CWA, on the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of an employer's petition seeking support for one-sided discretionary pay plans:
ATTN: Political Editors Covering CA Election/Initiative Results<BR>CWA Statement on California Prop.
Press Release
California citizens voted down Prop. 226 for good reason.
They weren't swayed by the radical right, which apparently thought it could sucker working people into voting away their political voice.
They weren't swayed by the radical right, which apparently thought it could sucker working people into voting away their political voice.
Communications Workers Reach Early Settlement at Ameritech: Provides Real Gains in Job Security, Wag
After resuming negotiations on June 2, the Communications Workers of America reached a tentative 32-month contract with Ameritech, covering some 30,000 workers at the regional Bell company in the Midwest. The agreement was reached some two months before the current contract is set to expire.