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The Clinton administration will conduct a major summit next year "where leaders from business, labor, higher education, government and philanthropy will come together and, hopefully, make real commitments" to furthering continuous learning for all adults, Vice President Al Gore announced in a specia

Seventy-five percent of the current workforce will need significant retraining to compete in the new global economy and to improve or even maintain their present quality of life. Yet America is falling short on its commitment to make adult learning opportunities available.

They work days, study nights and weekends, make good use of cutting edge technology - and help each other grow, personally and professionally. They are CWA members, many with families who work at a variety of jobs in telecommunications. Their aspirations vary.

With CWA's help, The Newspaper Guild's top journalism award is now worth as much money to the winner as a famed Pulitzer Prize.

CWA was recently awarded a $175,000 training grant to continue the union's ergonomics program by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.