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From the Firefighters to CWA, labor leaders acted swiftly in February to denounce a vicious and defamatory fundraising letter attacking unions that was signed by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and printed on his letterhead.

Workers at Kerrville Telephone Co. in Kerrville, Texas, recently acquired by Valor, tasted the sweet kiss of victory on Valentine's Day, when they voted 53-39 to bring 102 workers into CWA.

This year's upcoming contract negotiations with Avaya and AT&T topped the agenda for local union officers and staff at the CWA Communications and Technologies Leadership Conference.

More than 1,600 IUE-CWA members in Edison, N.J., stand to lose their jobs in July when Swedish appliance maker AB Electrolux closes its plant, which makes air conditioners for Frigidaire.

Thousands of voices representing CWA and 11 other AFL-CIO unions demanded in early February that Congress take immediate steps to reverse the erosion of the manufacturing sector.