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    <title>Bargaining News</title>
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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>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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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>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Verizon Final Bargaining Summary- Supporting Documents</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_final_bargaining_summary-_supporting_documents/</link>
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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>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-09-26T17:43:37+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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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>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_62_-_august_26_2012_8_am/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bargaining with Verizon Continues in Washington DC]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-08-26T12:00:40+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>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_61_-_august_2_2012_8_am/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bargaining Continues in Washington DC with the Federal Mediator]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <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>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <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>
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      <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>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_56_-_may_7_2012_8_am/</guid>
      <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>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>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>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/next_big_street_action_thursday_dec_1st_march_for_jobs_and_economic_fairnes/</guid>
      <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>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/report_verizon_is_a_tax_dodger/</guid>
      <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>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>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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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 48</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_48/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After reviewing the company’s counterproposal, it became clear to your bargaining committee that the company’s commitment to the union to end the strike and to start bargaining with a commitment to work from our health plans and not theirs and to actually start bargaining our issues as well as their issues was never going to happen.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-13T14:35:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 47</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_47/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After being at the bargaining table for over 3 ˝ months, the Union is still waiting for the Company to present a serious proposal.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-12T23:35:04+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 46</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_46/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Company presented a comprehensive counter proposal and your committee questioned the company to try to understand the intent of their proposal. We recessed late last night and will reconvene bargaining this morning to continue questioning the company on their proposal.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-12T11:35:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 45</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_45/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Verizon decided to put out a Company update which states they completed their initial review of our proposal and they state “In costing out the various elements of the unions&#39; proposals, the company determined that they significantly exacerbate the problem of Wireline&#39;s high cost structure by adding more than $1 billion in annual operating costs.” What the company did not tell you in their update is that the Company’s proposal would save the company $1.3 billion by stripping away and diminishing every benefit we have negotiated over the last 50 years.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-08T03:33:36+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 44</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_44/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Bargaining Committee and the Mid&#45;Atlantic Regional Committee met separately today with the Company at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye, NY.Your Regional Committee spent the afternoon presenting a series of comprehensive proposals covering healthcare, returning jobs to the bargaining unit, benefits, absence and job security.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-04T02:37:20+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>We’re Turning Up the Heat in our Fight for Middle Class Jobs at Verizon and Verizon Wireless</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/were_turning_up_the_heat_in_our_fight_for_middle_class_jobs_at_verizon/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/were_turning_up_the_heat_in_our_fight_for_middle_class_jobs_at_verizon/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon and Verizon Wireless – along with millions of tech geeks worldwide – are eagerly anticipating the release of the iPhone 5.  Now is the time to ramp up our mobilization for a fair contract!  CWA members will picket and rally at Verizon work locations on Thursday, September 29th.  On Friday, September 30th and Saturday, October 1st, we head to Verizon Wireless and Apple stores.  With your help, we’ll cover those stores with leafleters.  

Our two&#45;week strike in August showed Verizon and Verizon Wireless that it could not keep stonewalling us at the bargaining table. We showed management—and all of America—that working people will stand up against corporate greed and keep fighting to defend the American Dream.  Now we will be bargaining from CWA’s health care proposals at Verizon and Verizon Wireless.  And we are forcing management to focus on our demand to bring thousands of outsourced and off&#45;shored jobs back into the bargaining unit.  To win a fair and just contract, we need to turn up the heat!]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-26T14:02:02+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 43</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_43/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA District 1/IBEW Local 2213 and IBEW New England Regional Bargaining Committee continued to meet at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye, NY and continued to develop several comprehensive proposals. That work is expected to continue for the remainder of this week and into next week.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-15T00:22:22+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 42</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_42/</link>
      <guid>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_42/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The company provided additional information to the joint committees regarding their benefit proposals.   Our committee as well as our Research experts had many more questions regarding the company’s proposal today.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-09T03:31:26+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Regional Bargaining Report # 41</title>
      <link>http://district1.cwa-union.org/news/entry/regional_bargaining_report_41/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The discussions centered around the issue of jobs, with the company providing information requested by your committee. The Union will review the information provided before the next meeting relating to jobs.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-08T02:35:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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