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President Bahr Announces Retirement in August 2005
As the 66th convention drew to a close, President Morton Bahr's announcement that he will not seek reelection next year took delegates by surprise - and prompted a prolonged standing ovation and cheers of "Mor-tee, Mor-tee."

Deeply concerned about America's lost jobs, its health care crisis and soaring budget deficits, delegates to the August CWA annual convention eagerly committed their time and energy this fall to ensure that the Bush administration doesn't have another four years to wreak havoc on the country's econo

AT&T continues to show its disregard for workers and customers by cutting jobs and closing customer service centers, CWA leaders say.

CWA bargainers are ready for tough negotiations with Lucent Technologies for a new agreement covering about 3,400 workers. The current contract expires Oct. 31; bargaining gets underway Oct. 7.

CWA is fighting back against US Airways' demands to slash salaries, benefits and working conditions
for passenger service agents and flight attendants.