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	<title>Jason Gooljar: The Working Families Party Man -- Kill the Corporation &#187; ibew</title>
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	<description>On the evil that corporations do, mass consumerism and the labor movement.</description>
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		<title>Verizon, IBEW and CWA agree to new contract</title>
		<link>http://www.jasongooljar.com/2008/08/10/verizon-ibew-and-cwa-agree-to-new-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Gooljar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like a strike has been avoided.
Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing 65,000 workers who had threatened to strike within hours agreed Sunday on a new three-year contract that provides 10.5 percent wage increases and changes in retirement benefits.

    Technorati : cwa, ibew, verizon 
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		<title>Verizon talks have progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Gooljar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I know there was a deadline coming up, but now I read that things are actually progressing. Could the strike be avoided?
Negotiations are continuing and we&#8217;ve made significant progress toward our goal of a settlement that meets our members&#8217; critical goals and issues. We will update you throughout the course of the day and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Verizon strike closer?</title>
		<link>http://www.jasongooljar.com/2008/08/08/is-verizon-strike-closer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Gooljar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading the latest updates over at the CWA website on the negotiations with Verizon when I saw this.
The CWA/IBEW Unified Bargaining Committees have set a bargaining deadline for completing contract negotiations with Verizon. That deadline is Monday, Aug. 11, 12:01 am. At that time, the existing contract that was extended last weekend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A picket to put pressure on Verizon</title>
		<link>http://www.jasongooljar.com/2008/08/06/a-picket-to-put-pressure-on-verizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Gooljar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not a strike yet as they are still negotiating form what I hear, but this is a good use of direct action.
Verizon Communications Inc. workers plan to picket and rally in New York and New Jersey before their shifts today to pressure the company to stop outsourcing jobs.
Meanwhile, Verizon continues to negotiate with Communications [...]]]></description>
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