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The state of Texas ended a multimillion contract to privatize crucial social services programs, including food stamps, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, all work done by members of the Texas State Employees Union, CWA Local 6186.

A strong lead editorial in the New York Times reinforces the need for the Employee Free Choice Act, to counter the unfairness of the current broken system. "There is little doubt that federal rules and regulations for union organizing have also become increasingly hostile to labor.

In CWA's version of a triple play, union activists will converge on Washington, D.C., next weekend to immerse themselves in the annual legislative, women's, and safety and health conferences.

Claiming it wants to "protect the integrity" of the Family and Medical Leave Act, a coalition of business groups calling itself the National Coalition to Protect Family Leave has asked the Labor Department to make changes in the legislation so the law is "available to those employees Congress intended to cover."

Alcatel Lucent workers marched through the streets of Paris this week in a continuing worldwide protest by workers against the company's plan to cut 12,500 jobs.