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Atrack record of service and success has been the ticket to retaining and increasing membership in CWA's National Coalition of Public Safety Officers. CWA's law enforcement sector recently beat back a decertification attempt in the Tucson (Ariz.) Police Department, to preserve an 800-member unit.

Like Puerto Rico's Gov. Pedro Rossell¢, New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman is attempting to write her own page in history. Rossell¢ would like to be remembered as the governor who won statehood for Puerto Rico.

Urging members throughout New Jersey to "Stand Up for Justice in '99," CWA's statewide Committee of 1,000 unveiled plans to intensify its ongoing mobilization in support of bargaining for fair pay raises, job security and improved benefits, with a shock wave hitting all state agencies March 25.

Nearly 1,200 CWA activists and allies have launched the most formidable mobilization ever in support of New Jersey public worker bargaining, with AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka pledging the full support of the Federation's 12 million members.

Telecommunications is changing so quickly that many people - including regulators in some cases - fail to recognize the industry's emerging new shape.