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Dana Priest and Anne Hull of the Washington Post have been awarded the 2007 Heywood Broun Award for their series exposing abusive conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where active duty military personnel are treated. The series prompted a major investigation and personnel shakeup at Walter Reed resulting in efforts to correct the conditions.

CWA President Larry Cohen briefed Senators and staff members on April 3, calling on Congress to reject the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

ATA Airlines today announced it was discontinuing all operations, just hours after filing for bankruptcy, and AFA-CWA flight attendant leaders immediately went into action, putting together a detailed plan to assist the more than 750 AFA-CWA flight attendants at the carrier.

A unit of 179 Tier 1 DSL customer support representatives at AT&T in Birmingham, Ala., joined CWA through majority card check, with results certified by the American Arbitration Association on March 24, reported District 3 Vice President Noah Savant.

CWA and ver.di, Germany's largest union, officially established the first-ever union to unite and represent workers in the U.S. and Europe -- T Union, a joint affiliate of both organizations. Top officers of both unions formally signed the new partnership during a video conference and talked through strategies and plans for the new organization.