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Workers at two Dish Network locations in Texas won CWA Local 6171 representation in spite of management's illegal efforts to intimidate them.

Seeking a voice on the job and an end to unfair work policies, 170 medical technicians at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, voted to join CWA last week. The workers, members of CWA Local 9413, voted for a union voice by a 57 to 43 percent margin.

District 9 Organizing cooridinator John Dugan reports: We won tonight in Reno NVby a 57%-43% margin.

Another 92 retail sales representatives who work across the state of Alaska have joined CWA through majority signup.

As 2009 came to a close, more than 150 workers joined CWA through organizing campaigns in Districts 1, 2 and 7. In New York, a majority of the professionals at Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital and Sterling Medical gained representation with CWA Local 1168 after a majority signed union authorization cards. The workers will be covered under CWA's master agreement at Kaleida Health.