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In a big victory for service workers, the Obama administration's stimulus plan corrected a long-standing injustice by extending federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to customer service professionals and high-tech and public sector workers who have lost their jobs due to offshoring, imports, and other trade practices.

Mobilization activities are building nationwide as members throughout CWA show their solidarity and support for the 20,000 "Orange" Mobility CWA members who want a quality contract.

Last week, nearly 250 CWA technicians at Verizon Connected Solutions Inc., shared a back pay award of more than $2 million, the result of an arbitration decision that found that VCSI failed to pay workers for performing work of higher-paid senior techs, said CWA District 2 Vice President Ron Collins.

CWA leaders say that the stimulus program that President Obama signed this week is a good investment in America's economic recovery. By expanding job opportunities for working Americans – especially in critical areas like broadband build out and other infrastructure investment – this plan will get the economy moving again, said CWA President Larry Cohen.

CWA's Legislative Department has launched an electronic newsletter to help CWA members stay up to date with a busy schedule of bills and administrative actions that are critical to working families.