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Republicans on Dec. 18 broke their own record for filibusters in the Senate when they forced the 62nd cloture vote of the current legislative session on a portion of the omnibus federal appropriations bill dealing with funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

AFA-CWA's persistence on two vital issues paid off Wednesday as Congress passed an omnibus bill that includes seniority protections for airline workers and funding to follow-up on a study of the effects of fatigue on flight attendants.

The FCC vote this week reversing the three-decade ban on cross-ownership of a community's newspapers and broadcast stations is one more blow to media diversity in the United States, say CWA and its broadcast, newspaper and printing sectors.

Determined to bring high-speed internet access to all of Ohio, CWA's District 4 has helped launch a private-public partnership in the state that will identify underserved areas and build coalitions to attract investment.

On the stroke of midnight on Dec. 16, the term of NLRB Chairman Robert J. Batista expired, effectively bringing to an end the board's pro-corporate, anti-union Republican majority.