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Johnson Technology illegally fired a Michigan worker who supported an IUE-CWA organizing drive, an administrative law judge ruled in August, acting on a National Labor Relations Board complaint.

CenturyTel workers in Arkansas, members of Local 6171, have ratified a contract that will raise their wages by 11 percent over three years.

"The union's bargaining committee did an outstanding job under very trying circumstances," Telecommunications Vice President Jimmy Gurganus said.

The U.S. House and a powerful Senate committee dealt a sharp blow to the Bush administration in September, voting to reverse new rules that could strip millions of workers of their right to overtime pay.

Finishing up a speech often broken by hearty applause, the congressman addressing CWA's 2004 legislative conference had high praise for his union audience.

If George Bush and Alan Greenspan get their way, get ready to work until you're at least 70 - when you'll finally have the chance to draw full Social Security.