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Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Being Underreported by OSHA
In a report released this week, the Government Accountability Office found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration failed to provide an accurate accounting of the number of work-related injuries and illnesses from 2005-2007. |
11/19/09 |
TU Gets the Attention of Management in U.S. and Germany
U.S. and German workers at T-Mobile sent a message to management on both sides of the Atlantic this week. A group of nine workers, plus CWAers from AT&T Mobility, came to Washington to talk more about TU, the global union for German and U.S. workers at T-Mobile, and to meet with NLRB, Labor Department and other government officials about T-Mobile's assault on workers in the U.S who want a union. |
11/19/09 |
Qwest Cuts Management Pay, Pensions
Qwest Communications says it will save about $100 million by stopping contributions to managers' pension plans and freezing their pay. The cuts will take effect on Jan. 1. |
11/19/09 |
Compass Airlines Flight Attendants Join AFA-CWA
Flight attendants at Compass Airlines voted overwhelmingly to join AFA-CWA this week. |
11/19/09 |
Student Activists Beat Russell Athletic
United Students Against Sweatshops stared down one of the nation's biggest sportswear companies and got it to agree to rehire 1,200 workers in Honduras who lost their jobs after they voted for a union last January. |
11/19/09 |
Tax Our Health Care? No Way!
Get the latest news on the Senate bill that taxes health care benefits for middle class and working families. CWA President Larry Cohen has an update and action alert for CWAers, click here to view. |
11/19/09 |
Puerto Rico Newspaper Owned by Workers is Now Online
The Puerto Rico Daily Sun, the English-language newspaper started by a cooperative of workers who were locked out of their jobs at the San Juan Star, is now online at www.prdailysun.com. |
11/19/09 |
Cohen Presses for Action to Bridge America's Digital Divide
With Internet speeds and access in most of the developed world leaving the United States in the dust, America's low-income and minority households are particularly at risk of being left behind in the digital world, CWA President Larry Cohen told the Minority Digital Summit in a keynote speech Wednesday. |
11/19/09 |
AT&T Mobility Conference Focuses on Building Union Power
Building our union at AT&T Mobility was the focus of a three-day meeting of more than 200 local union leaders at the AT&T Mobility Leadership Conference in Dallas. |
11/12/09 |
CWA Salutes Veterans, Active Service Members
CWA pays tribute to all veterans and military personnel, today and everyday:
"On Veterans Day, the Communications Workers of America honors the courageous and selfless service of our nation's military, the men and women serving today in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world, and the veterans who have fought for our freedom over the years. |
11/12/09 |
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