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Backed by an active mobilization campaign underway in every CWA district, CWA bargainers are working down to the wire to reach new agreements with AT&T prior to contract expiration at midnight on Saturday morning, April 4.

Members of CWA Local 1298 at AT&T East Yellow Pages in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if a fair contract can't be reached.

CWA members covered by the AT&T Mobility "Orange" contract ratified a new four-year agreement. The contract broke new ground, especially in the areas of compensation for retail store workers and expanding career opportunity in customer service, two top priorities for Mobility members, said CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill.

The Employee Free Choice Act builds on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights pioneers and has the strongest possible support from those still fighting for justice today, national civil rights leaders said Thursday.

If a contest were held to determine the most hypocritical behavior by a U.S. corporation, IBM and CEO Sam Palmisano would probably win top prize.