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Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger wants to terminate the political voice of union members. Hundreds of CWAers are joining ther unionists through their central labor councils to block Proposition 75 and other anti-union ballot measures in the governor's special election, set for Nov. 8.

CWA along with its broadcast and journalism sectors, NABET-CWA and The Newspaper Guild-CWA, are joining seven other unions to form the first industry coordinating committee (ICC) being established as part of the AFL-CIO's new reform program, "Winning for Working Families."

Aided by fellow unionists in Spain, U.S. journalists at the Spanish news agency EFE won representation in an NLRB election when workers voted for TNG-CWA. Based in Miami, their unit works out of news bureaus there as well as in Washington, D.C., New York and other cities.

Cingular's statewide unit of 57 former AT&T Wireless network technicians in Pennsylvania are now represented by CWA Local 13000 following a card check procedure.