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IUE-CWA local union officers representing workers at General Electric Co. are planning the union’s response to GE’s decision to raise workers’ costs in one of its health care plans, effective January 2003.

Striking workers at SPX Corp.’s Fenn Manufacturing in Newington, Conn., members of IUE-CWA Local 81266, are in a tough fight with the aerospace components maker.

Picket lines went up July 9, with 117 union members determined to beat the company’s campaign to break the union.

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.