The Newspaper Guild, a union that represents many journalists in NY including some at The New York Times, is a branch of the CWA (Communications Workers of America), one of the strongest supporters of the “Occupy” effort in the nation. From Wikipedia: “The CWA is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States representing about 550,000 members in both the private and public sectors.” The union’s home page on the Web, for instance, proudly declares, “CWA Supports the Occupy Movement.’’ So the media is an excellent source of impartial information, then.
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After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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