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Members of the Newspaper Guild of New York/CWA Local 31003 at Thomson Reuters have some powerful allies in their fight for a fair contract. Local members who have been mobilizing for a fair contract covering 400 workers at Thomson Reuters have won support from members of the New York City Council and Borough Presidents, as well as leaders of the city's union movement.

Two standout photographers, Dawn Sickles of Local 1101 and Frank Heacock of Local 13500, were named top winners in the first annual CWA Photography Contest.

Nine members of the CWA family were awarded Union Plus scholarships to support their college educations.

This year's CWA Freedom Fund awards honored reporters for investigative reporting that made a difference, all in the tradition and spirit of Newspaper Guild founder Heywood Broun.

Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to the Commonwealth Fund study Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Women and the Affordable Care Act of 2010.