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Adrian Seifert, a retired CWA representative in District 4, died Nov. 29 of cancer. He was 67. Said District 4 Vice President Jeff Rechenbach, who came on staff the same day as Seifert, "Adrian had a great mischievous smile that could disarm most any situation and a great sense of family values.

Caving in yet again to White House veto threats, Republicans in Congress have agreed to let the FCC increase the number of local TV stations that networks are allowed to own, making the country's media giants even bigger.

Thousands of protesters, including CWA members from several states, rallied Nov.

CWA President Morton Bahr said changes to the Medicare program approved by Congress are a massive giveaway to insurance companies, HMOs and the drug industry that will squander billions of Medicare dollars.

The fight to save workers' overtime pay is far from over, in spite of strong-arm tactics by the White House and congressional leaders that led key Republican moderates in late November to abandon support for a Democratic amendment protecting the 40-hour workweek.