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      <title>Verizon Open Enrollment NYNE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Verizon 2013 Open Enrollment 
November 7, 2012 &#45; November 21, 2012]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-11-05T13:30:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Verizon Contract Ratified</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Communications Workers of America at Verizon Communications ratifies the contract]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-10-19T18:30:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Important Message from Vice President Chris Shelton to CWA members at Verizon</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Please read before voting on the contract.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-10-01T22:00:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Verizon Final Bargaining Summary- Supporting Documents</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Supporting Documents]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-09-27T20:10:03+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Final Bargaining Report - Summary of Tentative Agreement</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Summary of Tentative Agreement with Verizon]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-09-26T17:43:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #63 - September 19, 2012 3:15 PM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA Announces Tentative Agreement with Verizon &#45;]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-09-19T19:15:12+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #62 - August 26, 2012 8 AM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bargaining with Verizon Continues in Washington DC]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-08-26T12:00:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>August 15, 2012 Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen On Verizon-CWA-IBEW Labor Talks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following statement was issued tonight by the Federal Mediation and Concillation Service: As of this date, the parties now have been engaged in intensive negotiations for three weeks under the auspices of myself and Director of Mediation Services John Pinto.  As previously reported, progress continues to be made, but, again, a number of core issues remain to be resolved.  Pursuant to the mediators&#39; recommendation, the parties have agreed to continue their negotiations until concluded.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-08-15T23:44:30+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen On Verizon-CWA-IBEW Labor Talks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following statement was issued tonight by the Federal Mediation and Concillation Service.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-08-10T01:55:20+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #61 - August 2, 2012 8 AM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bargaining Continues in Washington DC with the Federal Mediator]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-08-02T11:57:04+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #60 - July 24, 2012 8 AM</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_60_-_july_24_2012_8_am/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA Request the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service &#45; Scheduled to meet the Mediator on Wednesday in Washington DC]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-07-24T11:58:01+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #59 - July 2, 2012 8 AM</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_59_-_july_2_2012_8_am/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_59_-_july_2_2012_8_am/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon Continues to Demand Givebacks &#45; with an Agenda to Destroy UNION Jobs and to Destroy the Middle Class]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-02T11:54:59+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #58 - June 14, 2012 8 AM</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_58_-_june_14_2012_8_am/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_58_-_june_14_2012_8_am/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon&#39;s Agenda &#45; Destroy Union Jobs &#45; Destroy the Middle Class]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-14T11:55:34+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #57 - May 21, 2012 8 AM</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_57_-_may_21_2012_8_am/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_57_-_may_21_2012_8_am/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon continues to have one goal &#45; Destroy the Middle Class]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-21T12:00:23+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report  #56 - May 7, 2012 8 AM</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_56_-_may_7_2012_8_am/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Update on Bargaining &#45; new joint committees &#45; new proposals &#45; &quot;what if&quot; scenerio]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-07T12:00:37+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cablevision Workers Win! Beat Union-Busting to Join CWA</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cablevision_workers_win_beat_union-busting_to_join_cwa/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, 282 Brooklyn Cablevision technicians and dispatchers in Brooklyn voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1109 in a union election administered by National Labor Relations Board, overcoming a vigorous anti&#45;union campaign led by Cablevision.  They are the first Cablevision workers to join a union.  Cable TV is an overwhelmingly non&#45;union industry while the traditional telecommunications industry remains highly unionized.

“I’ve waited 13 years for this,” said Cablevision technician Clarence Adams.  “United, as members of Communications Workers of America, we now have the power to negotiate a fair contract that will give us the dignity and respect on the job we deserve.”

Cablevision workers are currently subject to arbitrary discipline and favoritism by managers, their health care coverage is inadequate, their workload is unreasonable and they have insufficient 401(k) retirement plans.  Cablevision workers also make at least one&#45;third less than Verizon workers, who are represented by CWA.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T18:42:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Stand Up for the Cablevision 99%</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/stand_up_for_the_cablevision_99/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cablevision’s Brooklyn workers are tired of their poor working conditions, lousy healthcare coverage and sham retirement plans. While the 99% at Cablevision are trying to make ends meet, the top six executives raked in $75 million in 2010 and the company pulled in $361 million in profits. Cablevision’s workers are demanding the right to join a union and negotiate a fair contract that will provide the job security and compensation necessary to support their families.
Check out their website: http://www.thecablevision99.org.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-11T19:13:06+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 52</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_52/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Vice President Chris Shelton had a District 1 Local Presidents and Regional Bargaining Committee Meeting at the Ryetown Hilton to discuss the status of contract negotiations.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-10T21:36:14+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWA Statement on Public Financing of Elections and State of the State Address</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_statement_on_public_financing_of_elections/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_statement_on_public_financing_of_elections/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[We commend Governor Cuomo&#39;s call to give all New Yorkers an equally important voice in the political process. Like the Governor, we believe that public financing of New York elections will help level the playing field for all candidates and ensure our members&#39; votes matter and their voices are heard. Enacting reform this year will be a enormous step towards removing the many blocks keeping average citizens from participating fully in our Democracy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-10T15:05:53+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>E-ZPass Workers Win First Contract!</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/e-zpass_workers_win_first_contract/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a 36 month battle, over 200 Staten Island&#45;based E&#45;ZPass workers have won a first contract!  The agreement improves job security, health care, and guaranteed wage rates, while limiting sub&#45;contracting. The contract is the result a fierce struggle by E&#45;ZPass workers for their rights on the job at ACS, the Xerox division that runs the E&#45;ZPass system for New York State agencies.
Congratulations to the E&#45;ZPass workers, who are proud members of CWA Local 1102!]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-05T15:08:44+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Next Big Street Action: Thursday, Dec 1st March for Jobs and Economic Fairness</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/next_big_street_action_thursday_dec_1st_march_for_jobs_and_economic_fairnes/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The protest at Foley Square on Nov 17 was huge, with over 35,000 protesters on the Square, nearby streets, and the Brooklyn Bridge. By focusing the public and the media on the growing inequality our country faces, these street marches and the Occupy movement are making a big difference for working people. On Thursday, December 1st, CWA will join the Central Labor Council&#39;s march for Jobs and Economic Fairness. CWA members are meeting at 4pm on 32nd Street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The march will step off from Herald Square and head down to Union Square. Join the march!]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-29T18:20:08+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Report: Verizon is a Tax Dodger</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/report_verizon_is_a_tax_dodger/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new report from Citizens for Tax Justice shows that Verizon paid a negative 2.9% effective Federal tax rate during the 3 year 2008 &#45; 2010 period. In other words, not only did Verizon pay less than any person who pays Federal income tax over those 3 years, but also the company got massive tax benefits to the tune of $951 million. Meanwhile, the company attacks middle class jobs. American taxpayers should not be subsidizing attacks on workers.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-16T21:21:20+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWA STATEMENT ON EVICTION OF OCCUPY WALL STREET FROM ZUCCOTTI PARK</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_statement_on_eviction_of_occupy_wall_street_from_zuccotti_park/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Communications Workers of America released today the following statement from District 1 Vice&#45;President Chris Shelton:

&quot;The Communications Workers of America strongly condemns the decision by Mayor Bloomberg to forcibly remove protesters from Zuccotti park. In two short months, Occupy Wall Street has focused the world&#39;s attention on the deep frustration felt by working people about an economy that no longer works for the middle class...&quot;]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-15T18:30:06+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>March for the 99%: Schedule and Rally Flyers</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/march_for_the_99_schedule_and_rally_flyers/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Get the full schedule for the March for the 99%. Turn out to welcome the marchers when the arrive at a town near you! Download and share flyers about the rallies along the way.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-12T18:51:23+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWA Members to Join Massive Nov 17th Protest in Lower Manhattan</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_members_to_join_massive_nov_17th_protest_in_lower_manhattan/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Verizon Workers&#39; March for the 99%&#45;&#45;with a dozen workers marching the whole way from Albany&#45;&#45;will arrive in NYC and join a massive rally in Lower Manhattan.

Most CWA members are meeting at Verizon HQ at 140 West Street between 4 and 5pm for a large informational picket.  Members will march from 140 West Street at 5pm to join a massive rally for the 99% on Foley Square on the two month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, which has focused attention on corporate greed.  Download a flyer for the rally here.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-11T19:44:10+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Verizon Workers March for the 99%</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_workers_march_for_the_99/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Verizon continues to offer proposals aimed to destroy middle&#45;class jobs and cut benefits, Verizon workers are hitting the streets. Verizon represents not just the 1%, but the top one&#45;tenth of 1% in this country. The company’s five highest executives took home $258 million in salary and benefits over the last four years. Yet, Verizon paid no federal income taxes from 2008 to 2010 and instead received $951 million in tax rebates. On Thursday, November 10, the Verizon Workers&#39; March for the 99% will set off for New York City from downtown Albany to shine a spotlight on the corporate greed run rampant at Verizon.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-09T19:49:57+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 49</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_49/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Our members told us that they are not willing to give up 50 years of collective bargaining victories to a company that is trying to destroy the middle class while making huge profits. Our members know the facts – all the facts.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-25T01:21:32+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Thousands of CWA Members and Occupy Wall Street Marched Against Verizon Corporate Greed</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/thousands_of_cwa_members_and_occupy_wall_street_marched_against_verizon_cor/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/thousands_of_cwa_members_and_occupy_wall_street_marched_against_verizon_cor/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon workers are part of the 99%!  Occupy Wall Street, other unions, and community groups joined CWA members to march from 140 West Street past Zuccotti Park (aka “Liberty Plaza”) to shine a spotlight on corporate greed at Verizon and Verizon Wireless.  The march began with a huge informational picketing line at 140 West Street and ended with a rally near a Verizon Wireless dealer a block from the Stock Exchange.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-24T14:31:00+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Information About the Verizon EEOC Disability Settlement</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/information_about_the_verizon_eeoc_disability_settlement/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/information_about_the_verizon_eeoc_disability_settlement/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The EEOC settled a disability discrimination suit against Verizon earlier this year.  The terms of the settlement apply to former Verizon employees who were terminated under the company&#39;s absence control plans when they should have been able to take further leave as a reasonable accommodation for an ADA&#45;covered disability.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-18T20:21:16+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Friday, October 21st: CWA and Occupy Wall Street March Against Verizon Corporate Greed</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/friday_october_21st_cwa_and_occupy_wall_street_march_against_verizon_corpor/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Verizon workers are part of the 99%!  Together with Occupy Wall Street, we will march from 140 West Street past Zuccotti Park to shine a spotlight on corporate greed at Verizon and Verizon Wireless.  The march will start at 5:15pm at 140 West Street, where informational picketing will start at 4:00pm.  The march will finish near a Verizon Wireless store. Join us!]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-18T15:46:41+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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