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Bargaining in the interest of public safety during a time when threats of bioterrorism are a real concern, UPTE/CWA Local 9119 has won across the board raises averaging 3.5 percent for 2,000 health care professionals in the University of California system, reported local President Jelger Kalmijn.

CWA has won a guarantee from the Department of Transportation that it will give priority consideration to furloughed airline passenger service agents for the new airport security jobs.

The AFL-CIO maintains on its website a running count of the number of workers estimated to have suffered repetitive strain injuries (RSI) since President Bush killed the

CWA is preparing for an unprecedented mobilization campaign for an AT&T contract that will provide both job security and improved wages and benefits.

VIS workers in Westchester are first to officially organize under card check agreement as union and company work to resolve disputes.