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IBEW Local 21 Archived News Stories
March 2007
New Contract at Johnson Controls
Both Unions, the IBEW and CWA, reached a tentative agreement with Johnson Controls on February 7, 2007. Highlights of the agreement, the ratification process and more can be read by clicking here.
House Passes Employee Free Choice Act
Working families made this bill a key priority. The AFL-CIO sent more than 5 million e-mails messages to online activists on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).
During a week of action, workers in more than 100 cities, including IBEW Local 21 members from Comcast and AT&T, met with members of Congress and community leaders to push for passage of the Act. Actions included conferences, worker roundtables, rallies and other gatherings, with workers and union and community leaders meeting with at least 130 members of Congress.
US Representative Danny K. Davis pledges full support for EFCA at
Roundtable Meeting with AT&T and Comcast workers in Chicago
This is the most important labor law reform legislation of this generation. This is about basic workers’ rights, about majority rule and ending discrimination in the workplace and protecting jobs. When the majority of workers say they want a union, they get a union.
To see videos of some of the speeches on the House floor during the debate, click here to redirect to The Gavel–Blog.
Learn more at the AFL-CIO Blog by clicking here