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DOJ Seeks to Block AT&T Deal with T-Mobile, Jeopardizing New Jobs
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September 1, 2011
Just as AT&T announced this week that it would return 5,000 wireless jobs to the United States following its pending merger with T-Mobile USA, the U.S. Justice Department announced it was seeking to block the deal.
CWAers Keep Up Pressure on Verizon as Bargaining Resumes
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September 1, 2011
As bargaining with Verizon reconvened in Rye, N.Y., this week for 35,000 CWA members and 10,000 more at IBEW, negotiators went back to the table with a clear message: workers will not allow the company to destroy their collective bargaining rights or decades of hard-won progress made in past negotiations.
Verizon Workers End Walkout as Company Agrees to Bargain Fairly
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August 25, 2011
Verizon workers returned to work this week stronger than ever in their fight for a fair contract, fortified by the bravery they showed in striking during a recession and by the public's strong embrace of their courage and solidarity.
Lawmakers Get Earful from Fed-Up Voters at 'Accountability' Events
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August 25, 2011
Outside a deli called "Grandma's" in Duluth, Minn., this week, chanting demonstrators ? including some angry grandmas ? shamed a GOP congressman who was charging people to attend his so-called town hall meeting inside.
Washington Post: Colombia Used U.S. Aid to Target Labor Leaders
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August 25, 2011
Following revelations that Colombia may have misused U.S. government aid to probe and undermine the activities of labor leaders and union activists, CWA President Larry Cohen and United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard are calling on the House Select Intelligence Committee to investigate the matter.