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CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara J. Easterling was honored recently by two major organizations for her support for community organizations and causes.

So far, 327 CWA locals representing 350,000 members have signed on to recruit at least 15 percent of their members to sign cards and add their photos as part of the Million Member Mobilization to restore workers' rights in America.

CWA and its media sectors are cheering the U.S. Senate for dealing a bipartisan blow to Big Media last week, voting unanimously to reverse a 2007 FCC decision that lets one owner control both a newspaper and TV stations in the same market.

Workers at all income levels enjoy better pay if they're represented by a union, but for low-wage workers being a union member means an even bigger boost in their earning power, according to a new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

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