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Workers at all income levels enjoy better pay if they're represented by a union, but for low-wage workers being a union member means an even bigger boost in their earning power, according to a new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

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Concerned over pay, intimidation by management, and job security, a unit of 100 detention officers and 39 deputy sheriffs in the Woodbury County Sheriffs Department in Sioux City, Iowa, voted to affiliate with CWA last week, reports District 7 Vice President Annie Hill.

CWA Districts 1, 2 and 13, together with the IBEW, have agreed to resume early negotiations with Verizon, covering the Verizon "East" contract, with a tentative start date of May 27 to begin the talks.

CWAers and union members throughout Mississippi pulled together to bring about a stunning election victory as Democrat Travis Childers won election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the traditionally Republican first congressional district. CWA locals coordinated efforts with political alliance partner the United Steel Workers.