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CWA Local 1133's bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with Catholic Health System and Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y.

In a victory for CWA's Speed Matters campaign, the Federal Communications Commission this week released its order raising its definition of "high speed" broadband service from 200 kilobits per second (kbps) to 768 kbps for downloading.

At the urging of a freshman representative, Iowa Democrat Bruce Braley, the U.S. House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that urges taxpayers to spend their stimulus checks on American products and services.

Last week it was House Republicans holding up benefits for jobless workers whose aid is about to expire – though enough of them finally came to their senses to pass the bill.

The Breast Cancer Site was founded to help offer free mammograms to women in need?women for whom early detection would not otherwise be possible. Since its launch in October 2000, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism and in the fight to prevent breast cancer deaths.