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Uma Mehta will be departing the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation at the end of July. She writes, "ALL of you have inspired me with your tireless dedication to your union, your communities, and to bettering the lives of women, children and families around the world. The Foundation is lucky to count you as an individual, and CWA as an organization, as part of its family of supporters."

Job Action Report from Local 1400 Management Response: They tried to get the person conducting the strike vote kicked out of a public/neutral area in two locations with no success. At the LPC locations the managers stayed out of sight until voting was complete. In Andover they tried not to see the giant rat as they pulled in the parking lot. Members are asking more questions and getting more pissed off at the company especially in Andover.

CWA President Larry Cohen was elected to a third term in office by delegates to the 73rd CWA Convention this week, and Annie Hill, formerly the union's executive vice president, was elected as secretary-treasurer.

Today's tough economy and political attacks demand a "broader, deeper" movement, organizing not just new union members but building alliances that will make it clear where America's true majority stands, CWA President Larry Cohen said Monday in his convention address.

In a farewell convention speech filled with his trademark humor, retiring Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Rechenbach outlined the challenges CWA faces but also its strengths: dedicated activists and leaders with a shared passion to make things better for members, their families and all workers.