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A union of taxi drivers who organized four years ago with the assistance of CWA has affiliated with CWA Local 7777 to increase their clout with local and state authorities who regulate operators in the cutthroat industry.

Determined to keep one of the country's best newspapers from falling into the hands of tabloid king and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, reporters at the Wall Street Journal staged a half-day absence last week and continue to be outspoken in their opposition.

CWA members and members of other AFL-CIO unions can now receive a 10 percent discount on AT&T wireless phone service, along with a $50 savings on new phones and accessories when they sign up for service through Oct. 31, 2007. (The union member discount previously was 5 percent.)

Verizon's anti-union tactics and business policies were spotlighted last week by thousands of CWA and IBEW members who held simultaneous rallies in front of the corporation's offices in New York City and Long Beach, Calif.

AFTRA is applauding Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah & Friends XM satellite radio program for being the only XM show to sign a union contract with its on-air talent.