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Recognizing CWA's lead role in promoting the availability of high-speed Internet, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has named CWA Local 4321 President Frank Mathews to the newly-formed Ohio Broadband Council.

At a meeting in Philadelphia, CWA experts, legislative-political coordinators, district campaign coordinators and others met to build the union's grassroots political structure that will play a critical role in Election 2008. The key element of this program is the strategic health care campaign which will be a baseline for all of CWA's political activity.

The $600 million tax windfall Verizon is due to receive in its proposed sale of telephone operations in northern New England, if invested in network upgrades, would be enough to provide high-speed Internet access to every residential customer in the company's service area, according to a new CWA report.

A new 16-page booklet packed with safety information for telecom technicians who work near electrical power is now available from CWA's Safety and Health Department. "Reducing Electrical Hazards" describes the full array of safety procedures and proper equipment for inside and outside technicians as they test for and work near power lines and other electrical sources.

The Democratic National Committee has unanimously passed a resolution calling for Congress and any new Democratic administration to make the Employee Free Choice Act a top priority in 2009.