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The next General Membership Meeting is on April 21st, 2010, 6pm at the WashTech office, 2900 Eastlake Ave E #200, Seattle.

 
WashTech/CWA was formed in 1998 by Microsoft contract employees in Redmond, Washington and quickly affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Corporation files to run for Congress: important marketing strategy questions remain unanswered

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by Dr. Sidicious Bonesparkle

 

Corporate FlagThe Supreme Court has decreed that corporations are persons and money is speech, so it was only a matter of time before a company decided to exercise its Constitutional right to run for Congress.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 January 2010 16:47 )

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Fact sheet counters workers' comp falsehoods

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Source - Washington State Labor Council

Republicans have filed a bill -- and the Building Industry Association of Washington has filed an initiative -- to privatize our public workers' compensation system.

As we've repeatedly pointed out, the definitive national comparison of workers' compensation costs finds that Washington employers in the state-run system pay the fifth lowest costs in the nation.

Last Updated ( Monday, 25 January 2010 10:25 )

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The Man Who Never Died

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By Dick Meister

It's Nov. 19, 1915, in a courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. Five riflemen take careful aim at a condemned organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, Joe Hill, who stands before them straight and stiff and proud.

"Fire!" he shouts defiantly.

Joe Hill

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 January 2010 04:35 )

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CompTIA Reneges on Lifetime Certifications

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Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the organization that develops vendor-neutral IT certification exams for popular certifications such as A+, Network+, and Security+.  It is reported that over 800,000 people have earned the A+ certification worldwide.

Last Updated ( Monday, 25 January 2010 10:19 )

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