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One Nation allies in New Jersey held a kickoff news conference and event this week at the State House. CWA's New Jersey coordinator Lionel Leach and District 1 Vice President Chris Shelton were on hand; check out the video at http://event.playonsports.com/widget.html?eventId=11985.

CWAers across the country turned out for Labor Day events and parades that put the spotlight on the November elections and why we must elect political leaders who support working families.

Starting Sept. 29, Delta/Northwest flight attendants' campaign for bargaining rights officially gets underway, with voting materials set to be mailed out by the National Mediation Board to 20,000 flight attendants. The voting period ends Nov. 3.

More workers are gaining CWA representation. In New Jersey, 65 part-time medical consultants at the State of New Jersey Disability Determination Service won representation with Locals 1037 and 1038. The workers had been excluded by management from the existing CWA bargaining unit even though they were doing the same work as full-time medical examiners, but finally won recognition and bargaining rights.

The National Labor Relations Board, by a 2-1 vote, denied a request by Xerox Corp./Affiliated Computer Services to throw out a regional director's decision that certified the EZ Pass workers' union election.