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With the approval by the Justice Department this week of the merger between Northwest and Delta Air Lines, AFA-CWA noted that bargaining rights at Northwest now are threatened, but that the merger also "provides an enormous opportunity to advance the profession of over 21,000 flight attendants" at the new merged company.

CWA voiced support for the main thrust of an FCC proposal to update policies governing access charges paid by long distance and wireless providers to local wireline companies – changes meant to reflect the shift from copper wire to digital -- but suggested modifications to protect jobs and service provided by mid-size rural companies.

IUE-CWA members have approved a settlement with General Motors that offers a range of buyout, early retirement and transfer options for 1,000 workers at the Moraine, Ohio, plant that is slated to shut down in December. The agreement also provides a trust fund for retiree health benefits.

To ensure that voters know their rights when they go the polls Nov. 4, the AFL-CIO launched nonpartisan English and Spanish radio ads last weekend in 16 media markets in 10 battleground states as well as Washington, D.C.

Even the McCain campaign says its health care plan stinks. Senior McCain advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin told CNN that "younger, healthier workers likely wouldn't abandon their company-sponsored plans" for the health care tax credits McCain has been touting.