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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.

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.

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.

Following a meltdown in US Airways' computer reservations system that resulted in long customer lines and other problems at Charlotte, Buffalo, Philadelphia and other airports in early March, CWA and the Teamsters urged US Airways' CEO to restore customer service staffing to levels necessary to relieve an overworked and overburdened workforce.

A sea of red shirts and chants of "Hey, hey, ho, ho, FairPoint has got to go"