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CWA defeated the Fraternal Order of Police, 54-51, on Jan. 19, as 104 deputies and sergeants in the Dona Ana County, N.M., Sheriff's Department chose the union that would represent their bargaining unit of 110.

Victor C. Crawley, retired District 6 vice president, died Jan. 10 at his home in Manchester, Mo. He was 73.

AFA-CWA reached a tentative agreement with United Airlines that provides the airline with contract changes and concessions by flight attendants as United continues to reorganize in bankruptcy.

Cingular Wireless reached an agreement with the Labor Department to pay $5.1 million in back pay to more than 25,000 customer service workers at 25 call centers.

Bargaining between CWA and Cingular Wireless got underway on Jan. 12 in Atlanta, with the CWA team passing several non-economic proposals concerning working conditions, job security of members in light of the merger with AT&T Wireless, and other issues.