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The flight crew heroes of US Airways Flight 1549 include three AFA-CWA flight attendants who helped get the plane's 150 passengers to safety in less than two minutes after the emergency landing in the icy cold Hudson River in New York City last week.

As part of the celebration of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, nearly 300 members of CWA and other unions played an official role in the presidential inaugural parade. It was the first time in inaugural history that an all-union float and contingent of marchers was part of the parade, with union members carrying a banner proudly proclaiming, "America's Workers: United for Change."

With the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the critical issues for CWA members and working families – the Employee Free Choice Act, health care reform, and jobs for the 21st century – have the best chance in years to finally move forward.

Starting this week, we have added another resource for local union communicators on The Source, CWA's website for local union communicators.