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Israel's Yitzhak Rabin Center to Honor CWA President Bahr

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May 1, 2005
CWA President Morton Bahr, who will retire as CWA president at the union's convention in August, will be honored Sept. 22 in Washington, D.C., at a dinner sponsored by the Yitzhak Rabin Center and chaired by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.

AFA-CWA Leads Fight Against Cell Phone Use on Airplanes

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May 1, 2005
The Federal Communications Commission is considering lifting the current ban on the use of cell phones by airline passengers during flight, and that's a nightmare scenario for flight attendants and the traveling public, said Pat Friend, president of AFA-CWA.

SBC-AT&T Merger Merits Quick Approval, CWA Tells FCC

Press Release
Washington, D.C. -- The proposed merger of AT&T Corp. and SBC Communications will result in a financially stable, global leader in telecommunications and should be approved quickly, the Communications Workers of America stated in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission.