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The battle for fair trade vs. free trade accelerated this week as President Bush sent his Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress, two Democratic candidates for president blasted the deal at CWA's Legislative-Political Conference and the AFL-CIO launched a telephone and e-mail campaign to convince lawmakers to reject the deal.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had CWA members jumping to their feet, cheering and clapping wildly Tuesday morning during speeches in which both candidates pledged support for the Employee Free Choice Act, health care reform, universal broadband and other key CWA issues.

While the rest of the country speculates on who will get the Democratic nomination for president, CWA members at the union's annual Legislative-Political Conference focused on the bigger picture: Ensuring that the November election brings sweeping change that will rapidly usher in the Employee Free Choice Act and a pro-worker agenda.

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OSH Bulletin-April 2008 - Workers' Memorial Day