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Negotiations for a new health care agreement for 40,000 CWA members at AT&T Mobility entered arbitration this week after an agreement could not be reached with the company following two months of negotiations and mediation.

Consumers have a right to know which country a call center representative is in, and that knowledge can save American jobs, improve customer service and protect against identify theft, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Rechenbach told a House subcommittee this week.

State deadlines to register to vote are rapidly approaching for the Nov. 4 elections, so it's essential that CWA locals reach out now to unregistered members and their families.

CWA has several issues flyers posted on the AFL-CIO toolkit that spotlight the real differences between Barack Obama and John McCain on issues like the economy, support for veterans, fair pay, health care, retirees and more.

With the election just seven weeks away, CWA's website for communicators, the Source, is being updated with campaign- and issue-related materials. This week there are four new political handouts highlighting the positions of Barack Obama and John McCain on key CWA issues affecting women, retirees and veterans. There are also some photos sent in by CWA members who hosted Obama-Biden parties on Aug. 28.