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The more than 300 workers at AT&T Mobility who have chosen a CWA voice just in the four weeks are more proof that workers want the Employee Free Choice Act.

Two CWAers are the new co-presidents of the national Pride at Work organization, an AFL-CIO group that fights for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The new co-presidents are Stan Kiino, a representative for AFA-CWA's United Airlines Council 11 in San Francisco and a graduate of CWA's Minority Leadership Institute, and Donna Cartwright, a Baltimore-based writer who was a member of The Newspaper Guild-CWA until her retirement from the New York Times. Cartwright is among the first transgender officers of a national LGBT organization.

It's a tale of two CWA members, a father of two working for ABC in the United States, a father of three working for the CBC in Canada. Chip Catherine, a member of NABET-CWA Local 52031, pays $1,100 a month for health insurance that only covers him. Colin Preston, a TNG Canada member, pays a monthly tax of $108 to cover his entire family. It's deducted from his check just like Social Security is here. He never worries about co-pays or deductibles and never fears losing his coverage because of a pre-existing condition.

UPTE-CWA members at the University of California held a one-day unfair labor practice strike that turned into a huge day of action, with thousands of students and faculty members supporting the fight against devastating budget cuts on campuses statewide.