Verizon workers walk picket lines as contract talks continue
Unionized Verizon workers staged a Sunday walkout affecting operations in 12 Eastern states while negotiations persisted over working conditions and union access to the wireless division. The dispute centers on job security, overtime limits, and the unions’ push to organize wireless employees amid Verizon’s rapid wireless growth.
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Lynne Cheney shifts on federal arts funding stance
Wife of vice presidential hopeful Dick Cheney 59, Lynne Cheney, remains outspokenly conservative yet reconsiders federal subsidies for the NEA and NEH. Once opposed, she now says the agencies have merit and should not be folded, reflecting a broader GOP stance evolving alongside her husband.
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Democrats to spotlight working Americans at LA convention
The Democratic National Convention will highlight working Americans with half hour panel discussions on Aug. 14 to 16 featuring laborers, homemakers, and other everyday workers. Gary Locke moderates on Aug. 14, Jimmy Smits introduces an Aug. 16 health care panel, Jay Rockefeller moderates that night on health care, and Sen. Chuck Schumer moderates crime and victims’ rights. Clinton will speak on Aug. 14 opening the event.
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