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CWA President Larry Cohen announced the winners of the President?s Award, CWA?s highest honor for organizing and named in honor of our union?s first president Joe Beirne. This year, CWA Local 1109 and CWA Local 4302 shared the honor. Local presidents Rolando Scott Jr. of Local 1109 and Todd Leyda of Local 4302 accepted the awards.

Adopting the recommendations of the Defense Fund Oversight Committee, delegates strengthened CWA?s ability to fight for economic justice and to play offense in organizing, bargaining and other campaigns.

CWA delegates made some important changes to the CWA Constitution.

CWA Secretary-Treasurer Annie Hill reported on CWA?s finances and administrative structure and also discussed CWA initiatives like the human rights program and our growing retiree project.

Jim Little, president of the Transport Workers International Union, outlined his hope that TWU becomes ?part of the CWA family.?