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EZ Pass Workers Protest Unfair 'Piecework' Pay
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February 18, 2010
In a campaign that has won support of New York state lawmakers, activists and unions, and Spanish-language organizations, EZ Pass workers in Staten Island, members of CWA Local 1102, are refusing to handle Spanish-language calls because they are paid less than co-workers who handle calls in English.
Unity Update: German T-Systems Workers Mobilize After Bargaining Collapses
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February 18, 2010
More than 20,000 members of ver.di at T-Systems in Germany, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, are mobilizing for job actions following management's failure to resolve workers' bargaining issues after three rounds of negotiations. In the last few days, about 2,000 workers have participated in partial strikes at different locations.
CWA, Allies in Congress Set Battlelines Against Verizon-Frontier Deal
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January 7, 2010
CWA joined members of Congress and other allies today in a media teleconference to outline concerns about the proposed Verizon-Frontier merger and discuss ways to eliminate a tax loophole that allows Verizon and other companies to sell assets tax-free to smaller companies that end up burdened by debt.
"America's Last Unregulated Workplace"
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December 1, 2009
For workers in just about every private industry workplace, federal and state Occupational Safety and Health laws spell out protections and safeguards to help keep workplaces free from hazards.
Union's "No-Lift" Policy Reduces Worker-Patient Injuries
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December 1, 2009
Lifting patients in hospitals and other care facilities is one of the leading causes of neck and back injuries suffered by health care workers in the United States. It also is a leading cause of injury to patients.