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Last week it was House Republicans holding up benefits for jobless workers whose aid is about to expire – though enough of them finally came to their senses to pass the bill.

The Breast Cancer Site was founded to help offer free mammograms to women in need?women for whom early detection would not otherwise be possible. Since its launch in October 2000, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism and in the fight to prevent breast cancer deaths.

CWA has launched an advertising blitz in New Jersey to counter proposals from a handful of state legislators who are trying to renege on their commitment to ensure a secure retirement and health care for state workers.

Delta Air Lines management engaged in tactics that interfered with the flight attendants' ability to have a fair and free union election, AFA-CWA stated in formal interference charges it filed this week with the National Mediation Board, which governs labor relations in the airline industry. The union's allegations include substantial evidence that the airline employed aggressive tactics designed to defeat the workers' campaign for representation.

CWA-represented nurses and other health care workers held a huge rally and informational picket line outside Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo, N.Y., following an overwhelming vote by members to authorize a strike if a fair contract isn't reached.