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The national wave of dot-com layoffs has hit Amazon and Etown, just as employees were working with CWA to organize bargaining units to bolster their job security.

A survey that showed a high rate of repetitive motion, strain and other job-related injuries among CWA members working in customer service at US Airways is being expanded to most domestic airlines reported Executive Vice President Larry Cohen, who has responsibility for safety and health issues.

The federal ergonomics rule is in dire risk of being overturned by Congress within a matter of weeks, and CWA members must act now to contact their senators and representatives, CWA President Morton Bahr said.

The Translators and Interpreters Guild is adding a new twist to the slogan “Look for the Union Label.” The nationwide Guild, TNG-CWA Local 32100, is urging locals, as well as individual union members and their families, to “shop union” when they need specialized language services.