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  • News April 29, 2006

    Letter Of Solidarity From Spain

    Dear Mr. Adams, Estimad@s compañer@s: Nuestra internacional UITA, nos ha informado de la actitud antisindical, que mantiene la empresa Reynolds American. Deseamos expresaros nuestra solidaridad ante esta situación e informaros que hemos trasladado a nuestra Federación, para su conocimiento, información al respecto. Por último, también le hemos enviado a la empresa un  mensaje de protesta.

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  • News April 29, 2006

    Letter Of Support To BAT CEO Paul Adams

    Dear Mr. Adams, We have been informed by the IUF of the anti-union campaign launched by Reynolds American in response to worker support for union representation and union efforts to gain recognition at RAI facilities in and near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We are shocked and deeply disturbed by the overtly anti-union message and the veiled

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  • News April 28, 2006

    Reynolds American profit soars

    Cost cuts, a tax benefit and better product mix helped Reynolds American push its first-quarter earnings up almost 23% even as the cigarette giant posted flat revenue and yet another volume decline. Before the start of trading Thursday, Reynolds said that it earned $345 million, or $2.34 a share — up from $281 million, or

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  • News April 28, 2006

    Berkeley Honda Strike Ends, Giant Rat Wins

    April 27, 2006 -  A giant 12-foot rat, a highly-visible symbol against corporate greed, came down at Berkley Honda in Berkley, California after striking auto technicians of IAM Local 1546 won a new contract and voted by a wide margin to approve it. The new five-year deal guarantees some of the highest wages in the

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  • iMail , News April 27, 2006

    iMail for Thursday, April 27, 2006

    Berkeley Honda Strike Ends, Giant Rat Wins A giant 12-foot rat, a highly-visible symbol against corporate greed, came down at Berkley Honda in Berkley, California after striking auto technicians of IAM Local 1546 won a new contract and voted by a wide margin to approve it. The new five-year deal guarantees some of the highest

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