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• Graeme Allan - an appreciation. 26/11/04
  
• CWU Challenges 'Cavalier' Danon. CWU, 26/11/04
  
• Pushy Pierre Danon quits BT in frustration. Independent, 26/11/04
  
• BT Retail chief quits for Cap Gemini. Independent, 26/11/04
  
• Departure of Danon fuels talk of rift at BT. Financial Times, 26/11/04
  
• Danon quits with dig at Ofcom. Guardian, 26/11/04
  
• Danon puts future of BT call centres on hold. Herald, 26/11/04
  
• BT shock as Danon bids adieu to retail arm. Times, 26/11/04
  
• 'Frustrated' BT chief quits for top Cap Gemini post. Telegraph, 26/11/04
  
• PCCW to offer telephony in UK. Guardian, 26/11/04
  
• BT sells Eutelsat satellite stake. BBC, 26/11/04
  
• BT boss moves to French IT firm. BBC, 25/11/04
  
• CWU & USDAW produce booklet on e-commerce. UNI, 25/11/04
  
• Stelios near to deal with T-Mobile. Guardian, 25/11/04
  
• Ofcom's spectrum sale likely to rile 3G operators. Guardian, 24/11/04
  
• UNI supports SITENTEL over salary harmonisation at Telefónica of Peru. UNI, 25/11/04
  
• Radio 4 Focus on the Changing World of Work. CWU, 24/11/04
  
• New Corporate Manslaughter Law - CWU comment on Queen's Speech. CWU, 24/11/04
  
• Investors sue Deutsche Telekom. BBC, 23/11/04
  
• CWU National Learning Event Launched in Nottingham. CWU, 23/11/04
  
• TUC comment on Queen's Speech. TUC, 23/11/04
  
• ‘Black pay gap' bad for business, says TUC. TUC, 23/11/04
  
• E-Commerce - The Virtual Marketplace that is here. CWU, 22/11/04
  
• Statement in support of the federation of workers, engineers and service and industry employees in telecommunications in the republic of Argentina (FOEESITRA). UNI, 22/11/04
  
• Trinidad & Tobago: Unions slams TSTT over Voluntary Separation plan. UNI, 22/11/04
  
• South Africa: COSATU Condemn PIC Telkom deal. UNI, 22/11/04
  
• UNI Alliance presses France Telecom for a global agreement. UNI, 19/11/04
  
• USA: T-Mobile call center to open next summer. Maine Today, 19/11/04
  
• T-Mobile USA – Protest messages hit over 2,260! UNI, 19/11/04
  
• France: CGT Conference backs US T-Mobile workers. UNI, 19/11/04
  
• France: Message à la direction de T-Mobile. UNI, 19/11/04
  
• UNI's protest against T-Mobile receives massive global support! UNI, 19/11/04
  
• The NZ Story continues: Telecom services now the most expensive in the developed world. UNI, 19/11/04
  
• BT recruits Vodafone for mobiles venture. Evening News, 22/11/04
  
• BT to launch 3G mobile services next year. Guardian, 22/11/04
  
• BT’s Bland attacks cost of US governance. Financial Times, 22/11/04
  
• Union Organizing Victories in Georgia and Puerto Rico. CWA, 19/11/04
  
• Ofcom forces BT to overhaul and open up. Financial Times, 19/11/04
  
• BT launches mobile phone service. BBC, 19/11/04
  
• Telecoms thriving in lawless Somalia. BBC, 19/11/04
  
• Royal Mail's £2.5bn pension gap. Guardian, 19/11/04
  
• Ofcom orders BT to change behaviour. Financial Times, 18/11/04
  
• Europe's telecoms sector thriving. Financial Times, 18/11/04
  
• MCI to decide on $5.6bn cash pile next year. Financial Times, 18/11/04
  
• TSC to run T-Mobile telecoms centre in Yorkshire. Herald, 18/11/04
  
• New powers urgently needed to save lives at work, says the TUC. TUC, 18/11/04
  
• Ofcom orders BT to free up network access. Financial Times, 18/11/04
  
• Ofcom delivers ultimatum to BT. Guardian, 18/11/04
  
• BT told to open network to rivals. BBC, 18/11/04
  
• Ofcom shake-up spares BT break-up. Times, 18/11/04
  
• Royal Mail: Place Quality Above Profits, Says CWU. CWU, 18/11/04
  
• Royal Mail posts daily £1m profit. Guardian, 18/11/04
  
• Increased profits for Royal Mail. BBC, 18/11/04
  
• Crozier hails Royal Mail's 'transformation. Independent, 18/11/04
  
• MmO2 pays first dividend as customers stay loyal. Guardian, 18/11/04
  
• MmO2 lags behind its rivals in race to win 3G customers. Times, 18/11/04
  
• Employers issue pensions warning. BBC, 18/11/04
  
• Government investigated over pensions. Reuters, 18/11/04
  
• Vodafone answers shareholders' call. Guardian, 18/11/04
  
• Virgin Mobile profits hit by IPO costs. Financial Times, 18/11/04
  
• Virgin Mobile adds more customers. BBC, 18/11/04
  
• Tories' privatisation adviser struck off. Guardian, 18/11/04
  
• Services Directive Demonstration - Brussels, 25 November. UNI, 18/11/04
  
• Regulator steers clear of BT break-up. Financial Times, 17/11/04
  
• MMO2 looking to 3G as sales grow. BBC, 17/11/04
  
• MmO2 to pay out its first dividend. Evening News, 17/11/04
  
• MmO2 raises forecasts. Reuters, 17/11/04
  
• Vodafone doubles dividend. Guardian, 17/11/04
  
• Vodafone reports its first fall in turnover. Times, 17/11/04
  
• Vodafone pays out £6bn but fears grow on margins. Independent, 17/11/04
  
• BT broadband drives revenue growth. Comms Dealer, 17/11/04
  
• Australia: Labor steps up attack on Telstra sale. National Nine News, 17/11/04
  
• Alternative post service on course to deliver. Scotsman, 17/11/04
  
• CWU: Ministers must keep our Crown jewels. CWU, 17/11/04
  
• CBI urges minimum wage freeze. BBC, 17/11/04
  
• Vodafone upbeat as 3G takes off. BBC, 16/11/04
  
• UK broadband gets speed injection. BBC, 16/11/04
  
• CBRNE Trials - Mount Pleasant Mail Centre. CWU, 16/11/04
  
• Public Sector Workers Lobby MPs to Protect Their Pensions. CWU, 16/11/04
  
• CWU Wins Political Fund Ballot. CWU, 16/11/04
  
• UNI statement condemning the anti union actions by T-Mobile in the United States. 6th MEETING OF THE UNI WORLD EXECUTIVE BOARD. Nyon, 11-12 November 2004. 15/11/04, UNI
  
• Unions angry with T-Mobile USA policy on technicians. RCR Wireless News, 15/11/04
  
• Reunión con los compañeros sindicalistas de All NTT Workers Union of Japan. UNI, 15/11/04
  
• AFA-CWA Wins Review of Bankruptcy Judge Decision. CWA, 15/11/04
  
• Australia: Labor sticks to Telstra sale ban. news.com.au, 15/11/04
  
• Taiwan: CTWU prepares for Member Conference to vote for strike action. UNI, 15/11/04
  
• TUC Organising Academy: New recruits ready for action. TUC, 15/11/04
  
• Vodafone: Talking 'bout my (third) generation - Arun Sarin. Observer, 14/11/04
  
• Vodafone hands back cash to investors with doubled dividend. Observer, 14/11/04
  
• BT in talks for broadband TV service. Observer, 14/11/04
  
• Thus losses to top £14m amid earnings muddle. Scotland on Sunday, 14/11/04
  
• Protest against T-Mobile USA buying a mobile company and leaving the workers behind. UNI, 12/11/04
  
• Statement condemning the anti union actions by T-Mobile in the United States. UNI, 12/11/04
  
• Worker abuse in the United States by a German wireless communications company is causing a labor uproar in Europe. PR Newswire, 12/11/04
  
• Employee Power Saves Global Marine. CWU, 12/11/04
  
• Losses down at Telewest. Scotsman, 12/11/04
  
• Argentina: FOEESITRA in dispute with Telecom Companies. UNI, 12/11/04
  
• T-Mobile plans to axe jobs. This is London, 11/11/04
  
• Dearne Valley: T-Mobile outsources 300 jobs. Mobile Today, 11/11/04
  
• Global Unions Protest T-Mobile's Double Standard in German Company's Abuse of American Workers. CWA, 11/11/04
  
• C&W to cut hundreds of jobs as it focuses on broadband. Times, 11/11/04
  
• C&W say ciao to workers as HQ closes. Birmingham Post, 11/11/04
  
• MmO2 puts shareholders on hold over dividends. Scotsman, 11/11/04
  
• New services boosting BT profits. BBC, 11/11/04
  
• BT on the crest of a new wave as sales up. Scotsman, 11/11/04
  
• BT gives critics three fingers. Times, 11/11/04
  
• C&W to hand back £250m. Scotsman, 11/11/04
  
• Workplace Learning is Boosting Union Membership - TUC. CWU, 11/11/04
  
• All UK Workers Should be Protected from Smoke - TUC. CWU, 11/11/04
  
• TUC Calls for Increase to National Minimum Wage. TUC, 11/11/04
  
• Increasing the minimum wage to £5.35 next year is fair and affordable. TUC, 11/11/04
  
• Switzerland: Swisscom announces 390 job losses in 2005. UNI, 11/11/04
  
• Deutsche Telekom Quarterly Profit Probably Gained on T-Mobile. Bloomberg, 10/11/04
  
• Cable & Wireless to cut 600 jobs. BBC, 10/11/04
  
• Cable & Wireless to cut 600 more jobs. Guardian, 10/11/04
  
• C&W chiefs go as 600 jobs cut. Times, 10/11/04
  
• New round of job cuts for Cable & Wireless. Scotsman, 10/11/04
  
• C&W to axe 600 jobs. Register, 10/11/04
  
• Vodafone begins 3G mobile service. BBC, 10/11/04
  
• Vodafone launches 3G in UK. Guardian, 10/11/04
  
• Deutsche Telekom behaves appallingly in the USA. One rule for Germany, one for the rest of the world? UNI, 09/11/04
  
• Solidarity for Telecom Lesotho Workers. UNI, 09/11/04
  
• Taiwan: CTWU complaint against Minister and the Director of Directorate General of Telecommunications. UNI, 09/11/04
  
• Communications Workers, Lucent Technologies Reach Settlement. UNI, 09/11/04
  
• Greek union signs collective agreement with Cosmote mobile phone company. UNI, 08/11/04
  
• BT pays $1bn to live American dream. Times, 08/11/04
  
• BT plans a $1bn return to US market. Scotsman, 08/11/04
  
• Vodafone bets ú22bn on mobile revolution. Observer, 07/11/04
  
• NTL and Telewest merger 'as early as 2005'. PC Pro, 05/11/04
  
• Vodafone steps up its US capacity. Guardian, 06/11/04
  
• Vodafone Ireland admits multi-million overcharge. Register, 06/11/04
  
• AFL-CIO President Sweeney: A Letter to America’s Working Families. AFL-CIO, 05/11/04
  
• 'Call Centre Noise Hazards - Over 1 Million Call Centre Operators in the UK at Risk'. CWU, 05/11/04
  
• TV Dispatches Programme Admits: We Were Wrong. CWU, 05/11/04
  
• C&W looks to job cuts to save £40m. Times, 05/11/04
  
• C&W seen shaking up management team. Reuters, 05/11/04
  
• C&W team set for shake-up. Financial Times
  
• BT could cut the cord on communications. Scotsman, 05/11/04
  
• BT hails broadband success. Guardian, 05/11/04
  
• BT in clash over broadband share. Times, 05/11/04
  
• Mail watchdog furious at plan to change pricing. Telegraph, 05/11/04
  
• Royal Mail may slap 2p on stamps. This is Money, 05/11/04
  
• Price war hurts telecoms firm MCI. BBC, 04/11/04
  
• Global Marine Employees Successfully Take a Stand Against Creditor. CWU, 04/11/04
  
• Broadband in the UK growing fast. BBC, 04/11/04
  
• Strong broadband business at BT. Reuters, 04/11/04
  
• BT prepares Ofcom response. CommsDealer, 04/11/04
  
• NTL denies £30m error will affect auction of broadcast unit. Guardian, 04/11/04
  
• Broadband and telephony boost NTL revenues. Scotsman, 04/11/04
  
• CBI dream a nightmare, says TUC. Guardian, 04/11/04
  
• MCI reports a $3.4 billion loss. ABC News, 04/11/04
  
• Soros to maintain his opposition to Bush. Times, 04/11/04
  
• Survey: Union Members Backed Kerry. AFL-CIO, 03/11/04
  
• TUC welcome for new HSE measures to tackle stress. TUC, 03/11/04
  
• Helping Business Cut the Cost of Work-Related Stress. CWU, 03/11/04
  
• Postcomm seeks more competition. Telegraph, 03/11/04
  
• USA : CWA Letter to FCC on VoIP. UNI, 03/11/04
  
• France: CFDT - Panne du téléphone - France Télécom n'est décidemment pas une entreprise comme les autres. UNI, 03/11/04
  
• BT broadband hits 2Mbps. silicon.com, 03/11/04
  
• BT starts trialling 2Mbps broadband. ZDnet, 02/11/04
  
• BT bundles itself into tight corner with separation plan. Times, 02/11/04
  
• BT looks at getting into the loop. Yahoo/FT, 02/11/04
  
• Australia may sell Telstra stake in one block. Stuff NZ, 03/11/04
  
• Half of high street post offices under threat. Herald, 02/11/04
  
• O2 pays out for billing mistake. Guardian, 02/11/04
  
• Stress levels at work are rising. TUC, 02/11/04
  
• USA: CWA Workers Protest Nationwide AT&T Job Cuts in Demonstration. UNI/CWA, 02/11/04
  
• Canada: Bell Should Keep Office Open Says CEP. UNI, 02/11/04
  
• India's VSNL buys US cable firm Tyco Global Network. BBC, 02/11/04
  
• CWU Calls for Government to Save Crown Offices. CWU, 01/11/04
  
• Main post offices could be axed. BBC, 01/11/04
  
• Call to halt post office closures. Yahoo, 01/11/04
  
• Royal Mail braced for change. BBC, 01/11/04
  
• MmO2 goes to court in a battle of the bubbles. Times, 01/11/04
  
• BT's batphone swoops closer. The Register, 01/11/04
  
• USA: CWA Charges Comcast on Bad Faith Bargaining. CWA/UNI, 01/11/04
  
• Telecom European Social Dialogue - Plenary Session. UNI
  
• Retail chief Pierre Danon hangs up after BT brawl - report. Observer, 31/10/04
  
• Leighton 'to bid for Sainsbury's'. BBC, 31/10/04
  
• Royal Mail boss eyes Sainsbury. This is Money, 31/10/04
  
• Carphone Warehouse goes broadband. This is Money
  
• BT's fixed-line customer loss worsening. Reuters, 29/10/04
  
• Job cuts 'false economy' - TUC. TUC, 29/10/04
  
• UK crawls up Euro BB league table. Register, 29/10/04
  
• Orange sees churn rate rise and admits 3G hitch. Times, 29/10/04
  
• Orange in launch vow. Scotsman, 29/10/04
  
• Telstra to remain in Aussie hands after privatisation. Daily Telegraph - Australia, 29/10/04
  
• BT: Telecoms giant's broad approach. Scotsman, 28/10/04
  
• Small Businesses Supports Mail Monopoly. CWU, 28/10/04
  
• 3G is still outpaced by its ads. Times, 28/10/04
  
• Orange passes 52m customer mark. Register, 28/10/04
  
• O2 billing probs sorted, says mobilephone co. Register, 28/10/04
  
• France Telecom core profit rises. Reuters, 28/10/04
  
• Employment: No power in change of hours. Scotsman, 28/10/04
  
• Mobile phone sales will plunge, analysts predict. Times, 27/10/04
  
• T-Mobile plans quiet 3G debut. Guardian
  
• DoCoMo in talks with KPN, O2, on i-mode UK entry. Reuters, 28/10/04
  
• "BT network plans doubted " - report. Comms Trade, 28/10/04
  
• TUC urging 50p minimum wage rise. BBC, 28/10/04
  
• Venezuela: A reverse of the privatisation trend?. UNI, 28/10/04
  
• Telstra chairman dismisses resignation calls. ABC net, 28/10/04
  
• Government response to workplace safety report 'missed opportunity'. TUC, 28/10/04
  
• Luxembourg: European Commission Proposals on VoIP. UNI, 28/10/04
  
• Forty per cent of IT workers vomit at office Xmas party. Register, 28/10/04
  
• ORANGE PAUSES VIDEO PHONES. This is Bristol, 27 /10/04
  
• Broadband wireless threatens 3G voice ambitions. Register, 26/10/04
  
• Peru: Union Leaders attacked by Telecom Company Security Guards. UNI, 27/10/04
  
• C&W sale allows it to focus on UK. Guardian, 27/10/04
  
• C&W sells Japan arm to Softbank for £72.4m. Scotsman, 27/10/04
  
• ORANGE HINTS AT 3G LAUNCH DELAY. Western Daily Press, 27/10/04
  
• Ofcom ready to give and take in BT report. Guardian, 27/10/04
  
• Britain plans to chase EU countries which have flouted telecoms rules. Guardian, 27/10/04
  
• Employers 'fail to stop bullying'. BBC
  
• New Zealand: UNI Meets Minister of Communications - Are things turning around there?. UNI, 27/10/04
  
• TUC backs push to help injured and ill workers stay in work. TUC, 27/10/04
  
• Alan Leighton: The mystery man of the City. Evening Standard, 27/10/04
  
• Leighton quits three boardroom jobs. Guardian, 27/10/04
  
• Home phones face uncertain future. BBC
  
• Jobs for the boys and jobs for the girls. TUC
  
• US: Offshore outsourcing to reach $17bn by 2008. VNUnet
  
• Deutsche Telekom's former CFO to file countercharges in real estate dispute. iii, 25/10/04
  
• Cingular reaches deal with DOJ on AT&T Wireless takeover. Computer World, 25/10/04
  
• Cingular Getting the Nod To Buy AT&T Wireless. Wireless NewsFactor, 25/10/04
  
• BT bosses get to work . Mail on Sunday, 25/10/04
  
• ntl reshuffle creates 500 new jobs in Manchester. Cable Forum, 14/10/04
  
• Region lands 500 jobs in ntl reshuffle. Manchester Online, 14/10/04
  
• BT defends IP upgrade plan. VNUnet, 25/10/04
  
• TUC: It would be a happy Monday if today were a Bank holiday. TUC, 25/10/04
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• TUC calls for more bank holidays. BBC, 24/10/04
  
• Taiwan: Call on Government to allow telecom workers to set up their own Unions. UNI, 22/10/04
  
• UNI-Apro Telecom Conference Appeals to the Taiwan Government to stop privatising Chunghwa Telecom . UNI, 22/10/04
  
• Zimbabwe: Harassment and Intimidation of workers Protest Message. UNI
  
• COLT poised to slash prices after profit slump. Evening News, 21/10/04
  
• Loss-making Colt seeks customers closer to home. Guardian, 21/10/04
  
• Colt chief unveils fresh growth plan for telecoms network. Independent, 21/10/04
  
• Canada: CEP launches hope and solidarity effort at Congress. UNI, 21/10/04
  
• Qwest settles SEC fraud inquiry. BBC, 21/10/04
  
• UNI-Apro Telecom Conference 2004. UNI, 21/10/04
  
• Denmark: UNI Action Month for Customer Service Professionals (In Danish). UNI, 20/10/04
  
• ntl to create jobs in Coventry. Didital Spy, 20/10/04
  
• C&W near deal to sell Japanese arm. Reuters, 20/10/04
  
• Colt chief aiming for top three. this is money, 20/10/04
  
• Colt paints bleak picture of European telecoms. iii, 20/10/04
  
• One in Three Offshore Projects Fail. CWU, 19/10/04
  
• TUC says Business 'breaking pensions pact'. BBC, 19/10/04
  
• Beyond the Market: Public services in the twenty-first century. CWU, 15/10/04
  
• C&W unravelled. Guardian, 13/10/04
  
• More details on ntl's Dublin phone shutdown. Digital Spy, 11/10/04
  
• France: Localisation des centres d'appels : Ici et là bas, il y a une personne au bout du fil (CFDT). UNI, 08/10/04
  
• France: Fédération CGT des salariés du secteur des activités postales et de télécommunications. UNI, 08/10/04
  
• UNI: October is UNI Customer Service Action Month 2004. UNI, 08/10/04
  
• Portugal: UNI attends EWC Conference. UNI, 08/10/04
  
• South Africa: Telkom protest still on. UNI, 08/10/04
  
• Orange staff braced for job cuts. BBC, 07/10/04
  
• Orange: Phone company jobs under threat. BBC, 07/10/04
  
• UK: CWU and Connect says "A united BT is best all round". UNI, 07/10/04
  
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Workers not paid for 55 months. UNI, 06/10/04
  
• 2nd UNI-Americas Telecom Regional Conference - Wide Range of Issues Addressed. UNI, 05/10/04
  
• USA: CWA Members Ratify BellSouth Agreement. UNI, 01/10/04
  
• France: CFDT mobilises for Action Month. UNI, 01/10/04
  
• Croatia: HT Cancels Kylie after pressure from workers to protect jobs! UNI, 01/10/04
  
• Telewest Broadband launches its new Special Rate Service (SRS). Wi-Fi Technology, 01/10/04
  

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