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CWA President Larry Cohen, a super delegate and member of the Democratic National Committee, today announced his commitment to support Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee.

While the Bush administration continues its strong-arm tactics to try to pass the anti-worker Colombia Free Trade Agreement, members of Congress and U.S. unions this week welcomed a group of Colombian labor leaders who have received death threats, survived attempts on their lives and are still bravely fighting for workers' rights in a country where union activists are murdered.

CWAers and union members throughout Mississippi pulled together to bring about a stunning election victory as Democrat Travis Childers won election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the traditionally Republican first congressional district. CWA locals coordinated efforts with political alliance partner the United Steel Workers.

CWA Districts 1, 2 and 13, together with the IBEW, have agreed to resume early negotiations with Verizon, covering the Verizon "East" contract, with a tentative start date of May 27 to begin the talks.

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