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/NewsFairPoint, IBEW, AND CWA REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP); System Council T-9 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO) Locals 2320, 2326, and 2327; and the Communications Workers of America (AFL-CIO) Local 1400 are pleased to announce that today they have reached tentative agreements on...
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/NewsNewsday: New Hyde Park Weighs Forcing Removal of Old Utility Poles
New Hyde Park weighs forcing removal of old utility poles By Lisa Irizarry A Town of North Hempstead ordinance requiring utility companies to remove decommissioned utility poles has inspired members of the New Hyde Park Village Board to consider enacting a similar measure. The North Hempstead...
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/NewsHistoric: Tentative Agreement Reached between Cablevision and CWA Local 1109 Brooklyn
The Communications Workers of America Local 1109 is pleased to announce that it has reached a tentative contract agreement covering 262 Cablevision employees in Brooklyn. Details of the agreement are being withheld pending presentation to the members, which will take place at a ratification meeting...
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/NewsJoe Beirne Foundation's Annual Scholarship now through April 30th
Now through April 30, 2015 applications for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation's annual scholarship offering for the 2015 - 2016 school year are being accepted. Fifteen partial college scholarships of up to $3,000 each will be awarded. The winners will also receive second-year scholarships for the same...
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/NewsTPP is NAFTA on steroids, let's stop it!
TPP is NAFTA on steroids. It will create more off-shoring of jobs, a ban on Buy American procurement preferences, it will allow for American laws to be reviewed by foreign tribunals empowering them to order payment of U.S. tax dollars to foreign firms that seek to avoid playing by same rules as U.S...
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/NewsCPS Deferrel Letter
Dear Verizon Employee, In March 2015, Verizon plans to reward eligible employees for their contributions to the company's financial success with a Corporate Profit Sharing (CPS) award. The CPS award is a lump sum payment and will be paid to eligible employees onMarch 13 in employees'...
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/NewsOn Strike for the Holiday's. Let's support our brothers & sisters at Fairpoint!
Over the past 6 years, FairPoint Communications executives have led the company into a merger and bankruptcy, resulting in workforce cuts of almost 22 percent. In addition to cutting workers, FairPoint has outsourced jobs in violation of promises made to the New England communities that depend on...
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/NewsContract Rally at Verizon HQ to Protect Our Jobs & Our Future - December 4th, 6PM
December 4, 2014 marks the 25 year anniversary of the end of the 1989 strike. Many of us were part of that strike, a lot of us came into the company afterward. We've all benefited from the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters during the strike. Contract Rally at Verizon HQ to Protect Our Jobs...
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/NewsGeneral Membership Meeting - November 18th
Tuesday, November 18th 6PM LocationAmerican Legion Post 106666 VETERANS BLVD11758 MASSAPEQUA, NYSee map: Google Maps Agenda: Discuss Union Business ELECTION OF CHIEF STEWARDS: In accordance with Art. XIII of the Local's Bylaws, nomination and election of Chief Stewards were held as follows:...
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/NewsFairPoint Strikers Escalate Campaign with NYC Action Against Hedge Fund Angelo, Gordon
NEW YORK — The FairPoint strike in northern New England spilled over onto the streets of New York City today. Dozens of union activists descended on a conference attended by officials of Angelo, Gordon, the Wall Street hedge fund that owns the biggest stake in FairPoint, the troubled telecom...
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/NewsChris Shelton: Letter to our members at Verizon regarding the Special Offer
Why Start Believing Them Now? Click here to read the pdf of this letter in its entirity.
