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Seven locals in South Carolina worked together to organize AT&T Mobility's 218 retail sales representatives across the state during June, according to District 3 Vice President Noah Savant. Major concerns for the sales reps are the cost of health care benefits and job security.

CWA members at AT&T are looking ahead to contract negotiations in early 2009 and training is underway in nearly every CWA district to help put together an action plan for successful negotiations next year.

Negotiations for a new health care agreement covering more than 40,000 CWA members at AT&T Mobility are entering arbitration in September after an acceptable agreement could not be reached with the company.

CWA released its second annual survey of Internet connection speeds in the United States and the results show that the U.S. continues to lag behind other advanced nations.