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A day after the Sacramento City Council voted 7-1 to support the Employee Free Choice Act, union members and other activists kept the momentum high by holding a rally, candlelight vigil and overnight fast Wednesday at the city's federal building.

CWAers are taking AT&T mobilization to the next stage with a campaign that calls on members of Congress and elected officials at every level to support AT&T employees in the fight for fair contracts.

Bargaining for a new contract at Avaya covering about 2,000 CWA members began this week, but CWAers have been mobilizing for more than a month to show management they are united for a fair agreement.

The Center for American Progress has released a new animated video, ""How Not to Form a Union: How Labor Law Gives Workers a Raw Deal." The video is a simple but effective explanation of how employers thwart the efforts of workers who try to exercise their right to form unions and bargain collectively. Check it out at http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2009/05/union_animation.html.

Locals have one more week, until Friday, May 15, to get in their entries for the 2009 CWA newsletter contest.