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With next week's deadline looming to pass an FAA funding bill or risk having the agency shut down again over Republicans' anti-union demands, AFA-CWA flight attendants gathered with pilots and air traffic controllers Wednesday to pressure Congress to act before midnight Sept. 16.

CWA and other unions representing New Jersey public workers are taking the state to federal court to fight costly changes to employees' pension plans.

In important victories for workers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed two earlier board decisions and issued a new rule ordering employers to post notices informing workers that they have a legal right to form a union.

Faced with tough questions from CWA members and other angry voters at town hall meetings and protests over the last month, some Republican lawmakers have been defiant. But there's evidence that others are listening, especially on the critical issues of protecting Medicare and Social Security.

Verizon workers returned to work this week stronger than ever in their fight for a fair contract, fortified by the bravery they showed in striking during a recession and by the public's strong embrace of their courage and solidarity.