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Four years ago, the Federal Communications Commission began what could have been a routine and largely stealth process to rewrite media ownership rules so that giant companies could buy and control even more newspapers, TV stations and radio stations.

A CWA member employed as a cable splicer needed knee surgery to be able to continue working in manholes.

A flight attendant represented by AFA-CWA needs intermittent medical leave because of multiple sclerosis.

American bosses see the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act as a dinosaur and frequently treat it like it's extinct, with management standing in the way of workers trying to organize unions, finding ways to force overtime without pay and otherwise thwarting the law.

Most recently, the proliferation of cell phones and other electronic/wireless devices on aircraft has caused real concerns. Currently cell phone use is only permitted while the plane is at the gate.

Americans can thank union flight attendants for making flying healthier, safer, and more secure. For decades, members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA have worked to make their workplace — the cabin environment that we only temporarily inhabit — hazard free.