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This week, CWA and IBEW are taking the lead in mobilizing union members to build support from elected officials for the Employee Free Choice Act.

As opposition builds against Verizon's plan to abandon 3 million landline customers in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, CWA urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the company's $2.7 billion deal with Fairpoint Communications.

With job security, health benefits and pensions all under attack, IUE-CWA locals have been gearing up since March for bargaining with General Electric, scheduled to begin in New York City on May 21.

Union members around the world can show their solidarity and support for workers at Deutsche Telekom in Germany who are fighting back against management demands to shift 50,000 jobs to subsidiary T-Services, where workers would face big cuts in pay and increased hours.

Stating "the United States is stuck with a 20th century Internet in the 21st century," CWA President Larry Cohen urged Congress this week to establish a national Internet policy that will improve the quality, availability, and affordability of broadband service to every community.