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CWA members joined thousands of demonstrators last week in San Juan calling on the government to treat the horrific murder of a 19-year college student killed because he was gay as a hate crime.

ATTENTION MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE UNITEDHEALTHCARE TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY MEMBERS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HASSLE-FREE CLAIMS PROCESSING.

On December 3, 1984, thousands of workers employed at a Union Carbide chemical manufacturing plant and nearby community members in Bhopal, India experienced horrific exposures to a deadly chemical product known as methyl isocyanate (MIC). This tragedy, which occurred as a result of plant equipment engineering and maintenance deficiencies, involved the release of some 40 metric tons of MIC gas into the atmosphere. In turn, MIC gas spread throughout the plant and into the nearby community exposing many thousands of women, men, and children. The Indian government reported 3,500 fatalities occurred as a result of the Union Carbide- MIC exposure incident. However, community activists believe more than 25,000 people have died and another 100,000 exposed individuals suffer health problems today as a result of the tragic incident.

Treat a youngster you love to the silliness of Sockville, an award-winning DVD. At the same time you can support CWA's charity of choice, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Legislation to extend the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act to flight attendants and other flight crew members is headed to the White House for President Obama's signature following House action this week.