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By early reports, about a dozen CWA members lost their homes in the wildfires that ravaged more than half a million acres in southern California. Locals are canvassing their members to assess the extent of damage, overall they are reporting that "we have a lot of members helping members" through volunteer efforts, donations of food, blankets, water and dollars to the Red Cross, the San Diego AFL-CIO and other groups.

In a highly touted book packed with colorful anecdotes and careful research, a veteran labor reporter examines what's happened to organized labor in the United States and what workers and unions can do to rebuild their movement and America's middle class.

CWA members were among the crowd of 150 citizens outside the Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31 protesting proposals that would enable a few media companies to control even more outlets.

CWAers from Locals 2222, 2252 and TNG-CWA, plus other union activists, are walking neighborhoods in northern Virginia to help get out the vote to support worker friendly candidates in next week's state elections.

In a move that will broaden choice for consumers and restore competitiveness for other video providers, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to end the deals that have allowed cable companies to exclusively provide video services to residents of apartment buildings condominiums and planned subdivsions.