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Rousing speakers, authors, panel discussions and group activities at the CWA National Women's Conference in Chicago last week inspired 200 eager participants as they developed action plans for the coming year.

Faced with tough questions from CWA members and other angry voters at town hall meetings and protests over the last month, some Republican lawmakers have been defiant. But there's evidence that others are listening, especially on the critical issues of protecting Medicare and Social Security.

As bargaining with Verizon reconvened in Rye, N.Y., this week for 35,000 CWA members and 10,000 more at IBEW, negotiators went back to the table with a clear message: workers will not allow the company to destroy their collective bargaining rights or decades of hard-won progress made in past negotiations.

Technicians at ADT and AT&T Mobility organized with CWA over the last week in campaigns in Ohio and Wyoming.

Is your local parading, picnicking or making other plans to celebrate Labor Day? The CWA Newsletter wants to know.