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The devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C., touched the CWA family directly, with the loss of at least six active members and three retirees. Countless members lost relatives, friends or acquaintances in the events of Sept.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after investigating complaints filed by CWA, has issued a “serious” citation against the New Era Cap Co. in Derby, N.Y., where workers have been on strike since July 16 over wages and health issues.

CWA, which represents passenger service employees at US Airways, won assurances that the airline will honor its contract covering some 10,600 agents and will pay furlough assistance to workers laid off in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.

Labor Board Says Workers’ Organizing Rights Violated

Members of CWA Local 6143 and state and community supporters rally in San Antonio, Texas, to “keep jobs that build strong communities” and to protest the potential closing of AT&T’s call center.