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Failing to deal a lethal blow to Social Security, the Bush administration apparently has decided that it's easier for now to make life harder for the elderly and the tens of millions of baby boomers beginning to join the ranks of America's retired citizens.

CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling has been selected by United Way of America as this year's recipient of its prestigious Joseph A. Beirne Community Services Award for her career-long service to United Way, including more than 10 years on its board of governors.

Deeply involved in the process that will determine both major parties' nominees for president, four Northwest Airlines flight attendants went a step further, lobbying their Minnesota state caucuses on Feb. 5 to make FMLA leave more accessible to flight crews.

IBM tech workers are using information technology to organize and fight back against a 15 percent pay cut imposed by management recently in what amounts to retaliation against having to pay them overtime.

CWA members in District 6 unanimously ratified a new three-year agreement with AT&T Video Services that provides job upgrades, wage increases, improvements to the company's health care proposal and other gains. About 80 customer service representatives and technicians are covered by the agreement.