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Volunteers Gather Three Times the Signatures Needed for Ohio Vote
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June 24, 2011
When volunteers began circulating petitions two months ago, Ohio unions and their allies had an ambitious goal: A half-million signatures by June 30, more than twice the 231,000 valid signatures required to put a repeal of the state's anti-collective bargaining law on November's ballot.
NLRB Rule Changes: A Modest First Step to Ending Unnecessary Delays
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June 24, 2011
New proposals from the National Labor Relations Board regarding rules for union representation elections are a first, but modest, step toward ending some of the delays workers face when trying to organize, CWA President Larry Cohen said.
CWA National Call: A Hot Summer Ahead for Bargaining, Political Fights
News
June 17, 2011
With major bargaining fights underway and the ongoing battles to protect workers' rights at the state level, summer is going to be hotter than ever for the labor movement, CWA President Larry Cohen told thousands of activists on Thursday night's "virtual town hall" conference call.
Hundreds of German Workers Rally to Support Americans at T-Mobile
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May 19, 2011
More than 500 German workers descended on Deutsche Telekom?s global shareholders? meeting in Cologne last Thursday to demand that the company respect the right of its American T-Mobile employees to unionize and bargain collectively.
Pressure On T-Mobile USA Increases Over Worker Harassment
Press Release
Washington, D.C. ? May 12, 2011 ? Hundreds of union colleagues in Germany today marched in support of their brothers and sisters at the Communications Workers of America in their effort to offer employees of T-Mobile USA the option of enjoying union representation.