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Retired District 1 Vice President Larry Mancino died March 10 at Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, N.Y. He was 71. "Larry was devoted to his family, his union and a wonderful friend," said CWA President Larry Cohen.

A tentative agreement was reached covering about 1,800 CWA-represented workers at AT&T Internet Services in Districts 3, 4, 6 and 9. A number of improvements were achieved over the previous tentative settlement negotiated last summer.

When the Employee Free Choice Act comes up for a vote in early 2009, its lead sponsor Rep. George Miller wants the House and Senate chambers to be plastered with pictures of American workers whose faces will send the message loud and clear: Pass this bill now!

Through a card check campaign that began in 2006, two CWA locals in New Jersey have organized 1,000 providers who open their homes to care for developmentally disabled adults.

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