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  1. Wanted - an agenda for the workplace. In his 2004 New Year Message, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber challenges Britain's politicians to produce an agenda for the workplace and recognise the positive role that unions play in promoting social justice and securing economic advance. TUC, 30/12/03
  2. Marconi and C&W executives pocket millions. Scotsman, 29/12/03
  3. CWU rejects 'derisory' BT offer on London weighting. CWU, 23/12/03
  4. Australia: Telecom Sub Contractors Are Organised And Win Victory. UNI, 22/12/03
  5. Call Centres in Scotland and Outsourced Competition from India - Scotecon report by Phil Taylor and Peter Bain (Executive Summary - PDF file). Scotecon
  6. Thus ready to take on BT in battle for land lines. Scotsman, 22/12/03
  7. Scotland Call Centres Report. UNI, 19/12/03
  8. Mobile calls still too costly says Oftel boss. Scotsman, 19/12/03
  9. T-Mobile Deutschland begins mobile TV service. RCR News, 19/12/03
  10. CWU Welcomes A&L's Commitment to Ashford. CWU, 18/12/03
  11. Three million get no Christmas holiday pay from 'Scrooge bosses'. TUC, 17/12/03
  12. T-Mobile axes over 100 dealer or 'stockist' accounts. Mobile Today, 17/12/03
  13. Development of Common European Qualification on Customer Service In Telecoms. UNI, 16/12/03
  14. TWU Mauritius fights companies decision to cut jobs and workers benefits. UNI, 16/12/03
  15. Negotiators Reach Settlement at Royal Mail. CWU, 15/12/03
  16. Ofcom unveils telecoms review. Guardian, 12/12/03
  17. NTL-Telewest Cable merger likely in 2005. Guardian, 10/12/03
  18. Royal Mail 'Worst Company for Bullying', says Leighton. CWU, 10/12/03
  19. 'No Strike Threat to London Post' says Union. CWU, 09/12/03
  20. UNI Cable & Wireless Union Alliance meets and demands global dialogue with the company. UNI
  21. 18 students taking part in the sixth year of the TUC's Organising Academy. TUC
  22. BT chief sets out plan for next-generation broadband and wireless mobile services. Computer Weekly, 09/12/03
  23. Virgin Mobile lines up flotation. Scotsman, 09/12/03
  24. Director's share sale rings up the wrong numbers for mmO2. Independent
  25. BT in talks over plans to trim thousands of jobs. Scotsman, 08/12/03
  26. New C&W voice tariff targets BT. Comms Trade, 08/12/03
  27. BT clinches 1.6 billion pound NHS contracts. Reuters, 08/12/03
  28. C&W agrees sale of US business. Guardian, 08/12/03
  29. C&W uses bankruptcy laws for cheaper US exit. Yahoo, 08/12/03
  30. BT calling for massive job cuts. Mail on Sunday, 07/12/03
  31. Germany: Vodafone, T-Mobile Set to Acquire More 3G . 3G, 05/12/03
  32. DTI Offers Study Into Offshoring. CWU, 05/12/03
  33. UK : CWU's deal for Telewest engineers wins national TUC award. UNI, 03/12/03
  34. Briefing for Branches and CWU Officials on Religion or Belief Discrimination. CWU, 02/12/03
  35. UK Jobs to India - The Current Position. CWU, 02/12/03
  36. Official Union Comment on Future London Strikes. CWU, 02/12/03
  37. Canada: TELUS begins talks with union but wants to severely cut costs, boost profit. UNI, 02/12/03
  38. 8ª reunión del Grupo Intersindical Iberoamericano de Trabajadores de Telefónica (GIITT). UNI, 02/12/03
  39. T-Mobile Workers' Pockets Ring with $4.7M in Back Wages. HR Next, 02/12/03
  40. New Rights for all Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Workers. CWU, 01/12/03
  41. Stephen Timms MP: All Party Group on Telecommunications, House of Commons, London . 01/12/03, DTI
  42. Canada : CEPU begins a strike vote. UNI, 01/12/03
  43. Telefónica Chief Executive tells UNI unions he doesn't believe much in outsourcing. UNI, 28/11/03
  44. Telewest's new bosses show board the door. Times, 28/11/03
  45. Telewest "entering last stages of restructuring". Digital Spy, 28/11/03
  46. Going West at Telewest. Daily Mail, 28/11/03
  47. Telewest revamp racks up £100m fees bill. Guardian, 28/11/03
  48. Telewest restructuring to cost £100 million in 'adviser' fees. Telecom TV, 28/11/03
  49. BT Pension Scheme Wins Best Corporate Pension Fund Award. CWU, 28/11/03
  50. USA : CWA writes to Senators over Telecom Act of 1996. UNI, 28/11/03
  51. Telewest in final restructuring push. Guardian, 27/11/03
  52. CWU Deal for Telewest Engineers Wins National TUC Award. CWU, 26/11/03
  53. Double talk at Telewest. Observer, 23/11/03
  54. NTL to slash employee headcount by 15%. BBC, 21/11/03
  55. COLT Pays Down Debt. Light Reading, 20/11/03
  56. Gavin Patterson quits Telewest, moves to BT. Digital Spy, 19/11/03
  57. Yassukovich quits Telewest board in restructuring row. Telegraph, 19/11/03
  58. Union Disbelief as Hewitt 'Has No Problem With Off-Shoring'. CWU, 18/11/03
  59. BT poaches top Telewest exec Gavin Patterson. The Register, 18/11/03
  60. Telewest director Yassukovich resigns in protest. Guardian, 18/11/03
  61. TeleCity calls up success. Manchester Online, 17/11/03
  62. BT's Half Yearly Results. CWU, 13/11/03
  63. Royal Mail Profits Should End Job Cut Threats Says General Secretary Billy Hayes. CWU, 13/11/03
  64. Vodafone European Employee Consultative Committee (EECC) Members. UNI, 13/11/03
  65. Ireland : Eircom workers get another windfall from ESOT. UNI, 13/11/03
  66. UNI World Executive Calls for recognition of UNI Telecom by the ITU. UNI, 12/11/03
  67. USA : CWA Call Centre Action : Pictures. UNI, 12/11/03
  68. BT to line shareholder pockets. Tiscali, 13/11/03
  69. BT's Verwaayen plays down competitive threat from new entrants. Ample, 13/11/03
  70. BT clashes with MPs in broadband inquiry. The Register, 12/11/03
  71. Cable & Wireless sees losses cut. BBC, 12/11/03
  72. C&W returns to profit as US exit looms. Ananova, 12/11/03
  73. Red tape 'stopping UK broadband coverage' - Stephen Timms. Guardian, 12/11/03
  74. BT Falls Behind Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom on Growth Outlook - "because it isn't benefiting from growth in mobile-phone demand". Bloomberg, 11/11/03
  75. BT pleads for lenient regulation. silicon.com, 11/11/03
  76. Only Minority of UK Employers Adopt US Union Busting Tactics. CWU, 10/11/03
  77. Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile: No UK Union Consultation Over Job Cuts Condemned. CWU
  78. C&W could be nail-biting. CityWire,10/11/03
  79. C&W losses top £1bn after US hit. Observer, 09/11/03
  80. Weak dollar deals blow to C&W. This is London, 09/11/03
  81. High-profit BT plans big giveaway. Mail on Sunday, 09/11/03
  82. C&W Division May Declare Bankruptcy. The Whir, 06/11/03
  83. Survey highlights 118 errors. BBC, 06/11/03
  84. Telewest Cuts Losses by A Quarter. Scotsman, 06/11/03
  85. Telewest - 389,000 new broadband customers . net4nowt
  86. Telewest adds subscribers. Yahoo, 06/11/03
  87. Telewest's Burdick refuses to give timing for final sign off on debt workout. iii, 06/11/03
  88. France Telecom to exit cable business. iii, 06/11/03
  89. Tories Ban Pinky - CWU campaign against remote sourcing. CWU, 05/11/03
  90. NTL offers shares at big discount to cut debt. Guardian, 05/11/03
  91. Branson's Virgin Mobile Ponders Stock Market Flotation. Scotsman, 05/11/03
  92. Consumers 'nostalgic' for 192. BBC
  93. Agreed Joint Statement from CWU and Royal Mail. CWU, 03/11/03
  94. Unions snubbed in new employment law. Financial Times, 03/11/03
  95. Royal Mail and unions reach deal to end strike. Financial Times, 03/11/03
  96. 'Railtrack' warning by BT boss Bland. Independent on Sunday, 02/11/03
  97. He cut a swath through corporate Britain. Now the veteran swordsman has one last job to do - interview with BT's Sir Christopher Bland.. Independent on Sunday, 02/11/03
  98. 'Strike is making us look stupid,' says Royal Mail boss. Independent on Sunday, 02/11/03
  99. Royal Mail managers accused of uniform deception. Independent on Sunday, 02/11/03
  100. Fury at mobile phone firms going it . Scotland on Sunday, 02/11/03
  101. Post bosses admit spying on staff. BBC, 01/11/03
  102. UK's top pay packets revealed. BBC, 01/11/03
  103. MCI cleared to exit bankruptcy. BBC, 01/11/03
  104. Royal Mail Pillar Box Stunt Falls Flat. CWU, 31/10/03
  105. Union Says Management are Deliberately Prolonging Strike. CWU, 31/10/03
  106. BSkyB facing investor protest. BBC, 31/10/03
  107. Orange posts revenues ahead of expectations. Ananova, 29/10/03
  108. CWU Welcomes A&L Pledge Not to Join Jobs Exodus. CWU, 29/10/03
  109. Union Labels Royal Mail 'Industrial Anarchists'. CWU, 28/10/03
  110. Half of UK homes are online. Ananova, 27/10/03
  111. Verizon hires TBG union busters to stop workers from organizing. UNI, 24/10/03
  112. MGt to create 100 jobs after contract win. Scotsman, 24/10/03
  113. Thus backs Scottish call centres. Scotsman, 23/10/03
  114. Colt Telecom boosts earnings despite flat sales. Reuters, 23/10/03
  115. Union calls for ACAS probe into Royal Mail strikes. CWU, 23/10/03
  116. Telewest speaks out on BT/Freeview deal. DigitalSpy, 18/10/03
  117. Grand Jury Probes Qwest, Transactions. Ledger, 13/10/03
  118. Bankers squeeze Telewest for £50m. Mail on Sunday, 12/10/03
  119. Union in Costa Rica fights telecom privatisation proposed through US trade deal. UNI, 12/10/03
  120. Telewest agrees debt deal. Reuters, 10/10/03
  121. Telewest "mulls sale" of Flextech. digital spy, 09/10/03
  122. C&W strengthens UK with appointments. Yahoo/Financial Times, 06/10/03
  123. UK's Oftel releases Vodafone, mmO2 from interconnect requirement. iii, 03/10/03
  124. 118118 escapes bad service fine. BBC, 02/10/03
  125. MMO2 forges alliance to challenge giant Vodafone. Scotsman, 02/10/03
  126. European mobile alliance challenges Vodafone. Tech World, 02/10/03
  127. MMO2, Amena, Seven Other European Mobile Companies Form Group. Bloomberg, 01/10/03
  128. C&W man Robert Lerwill leaves with £780,000. Times, 01/10/03
  129. Overwhelming Support for London Postal Strike. CWU, 01/10/03

  130. Telecom: Failure of the WTO's Poster Child - An analysis by Sid Shniad, Research Director, Telecommunications Workers Union, Vancouver, British Columbia. April 2002
  131. Marketing Trade Unions - a Manual by Allen Pascoe
  132. What are Interest-Based Negotiations? New Zealand trade unionist Allen Pascoe explains what they are and why we should be interested in them.
  133. Monopoly and Competition in British Telecommunications by John Harper. The former Director of BT's Inland Division defends the record of publicly owned telecommunications. Reproduced with permission from his recent book.
  134. "Return of the Job Killers" - and we thought we knew the meaning of 'convergence'.... (published in May/June, 1996, Scottish Trade Union Review )
  135. "Communications, Computing and Broadcasting" - Digits and Jobs: a severe case of compression (published March/April, 1996, Trade Union News)
  136. "Organising on The Internet!" - threats and challenges facing telecommunications workers, and some new(?) organising ideas (published in February/March, 1996, Focus - magazine of the Communications Workers Union )
  137. "Wired, Weird and Wonderful - Thomas Paine and the Internet" - some thoughts following an article in WIRED magazine (published in Focus, (CWU) and Scottish Trade Union Review, 1995)
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