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Negotiations for a new health care agreement for 40,000 CWA members at AT&T Mobility entered arbitration this week after an agreement could not be reached with the company following two months of negotiations and mediation.

With CWA activists gearing up for the presidential and congressional elections just seven weeks away, Million Member Mobilization cards and member photos from CWAers supporting the Employee Free Choice continue to flow in at a quick pace.

AFA-CWA President Pat Friend and CWA President Larry Cohen have called for a congressional hearing on the conduct of the National Mediation Board before the merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines is finalized. The NMB oversees organizing and bargaining rights for airline and rail workers.

Friday we received the attached leaflet and petition from the French Trade Unions that represent Alcatel-Lucent.

The Washington Post editorial page is slamming John McCain's speeches and ads on taxes, saying he has been waging a "phony, misleading and at times outright dishonest debate" against Barack Obama.