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"Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is essential to setting a political agenda that benefits working Americans after the 2008 elections," CWA President Larry Cohen said in an address to more than 1,000 participants at the "Take Back America" conference in Washington, D.C., this week.

CWA reached a tentative three-year agreement with Century Tel of Missouri which strengthens job security provisions and safeguards seniority – two key issues in the talks – and boosts wages, among other gains. The pact covers about 350 workers, members of CWA Locals 6301, 6310, 6311, 6312 and 6373.

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When the Employee Free Choice Act comes up for a vote in early 2009, its lead sponsor Rep. George Miller wants the House and Senate chambers to be plastered with pictures of American workers whose faces will send the message loud and clear: Pass this bill now!