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You didn't hear a peep from the Republican convention about unemployment, even though Senator's McCain's speech came on the very day that the government announced the worst jobless rate in five years – 6.1 percent for August, when businesses cut 84,000 net jobs.

With the election just seven weeks away, CWA's website for communicators, the Source, is being updated with campaign- and issue-related materials. This week there are four new political handouts highlighting the positions of Barack Obama and John McCain on key CWA issues affecting women, retirees and veterans. There are also some photos sent in by CWA members who hosted Obama-Biden parties on Aug. 28.

CWA has several issues flyers posted on the AFL-CIO toolkit that spotlight the real differences between Barack Obama and John McCain on issues like the economy, support for veterans, fair pay, health care, retirees and more.

State deadlines to register to vote are rapidly approaching for the Nov. 4 elections, so it's essential that CWA locals reach out now to unregistered members and their families.

Consumers have a right to know which country a call center representative is in, and that knowledge can save American jobs, improve customer service and protect against identify theft, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Rechenbach told a House subcommittee this week.