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IBM activists are forming a national -affiliated organization - Alliance@IBM - to address workplace concerns at IBM and to organize for eventual union recognition and bargaining rights at the technology giant.

Following CWA charges that Helena Laboratories in Beaumont, Texas, was exposing workers to dangerous chemicals and blood-borne pathogens without proper safeguards, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Helena for 14 safety violations it termed "serious," fined the company $

At its September convention in Chicago, the Coalition of Labor Union Women celebrated 25 years of helping working women gain a voice on the job and in their unions.

In the first arbitrated dispute over the neutrality and consent election agreement with AT&T, Third Party Neutral George Nicolau ordered that CWA be granted access to organize workers at an AT&T Wireless facility in Pittsburgh, rejecting the company's contention that CWA fail

CWA state workers in New Jersey, by mail ballots counted Aug. 24, overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract, approving the agreement by a 77 percent vote. CWA represents 36,000 New Jersey employees and is the largest public worker union in the state.