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Honolulu Advertiser workers fighting for a fair contract at their Gannett-owned newspaper made union history last week when reporters staged what's believed to be the country's first "blog strike."

CWA and the United Steelworkers (USW) have agreed to work together in Virginia and Indiana to get information about candidates in this year's elections to all members in those states and to boost voter turnout in November.

Straight-faced, looking straight into the camera, GOP presidential candidate John McCain tells Midwestern working – and out-of-work -- families that, "I know NAFTA was a good idea. It's created millions of jobs."

Applications for CWA's annual Joe Beirne Scholarship Foundation awards are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 school year. This year the foundation's Board of Directors has approved the awarding of 30 partial scholarships of up to $3,000 each.

Materials to help locals prepare for Workers Memorial Day 2008 are available online from the AFL-CIO, and CWA is encouraging union leaders and safety and health activists to use them.