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CWA is continuing to negotiate with US Airways in the wake of the carrier’s bankruptcy filing and restructuring.
Since May, CWA’s bargaining team has been developing, presenting and countering proposals in meetings with management over the airline’s concession demands.

September is CWA-COPE Month and the union is encouraging members to help make politicians pay attention to workers’ issues by contributing to the voluntary political action program.

With New Jersey facing the largest budget deficit in its history, the 40,000 CWA members working in state government had reason to fear the worst earlier this year.

Negotiations with Sprint Corp. are underway for a unit in Tennessee and will begin soon in Indiana and Florida, said Jimmy Gurganus, CWA vice president for telecommunications.

Ending a two-year struggle for a contract, 80 workers at a Los Angeles-area jewelry manufacturer have voted to accept a $675,000 settlement that gives them a measure of economic justice while allowing their employer to move the plant to Mexico.