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CWA Members Approve SBC Contract

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July 2, 2004
CWA members at SBC Communications ratified a five-year agreement, approving the contract with an 85 percent "yes" vote.

BellSouth Rewards Shareholders

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July 2, 2004
CWA District 3 Vice President Jimmy Smith called BellSouth's demand to shift substantial health care costs to workers and retirees an insult to the workers who have built the company's success.

Newsmakers

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July 1, 2004
CWA Representative Jack Dotson, 57, has retired. In the late 1970s, he helped found the Virginia CWA Council, one of the union's first state councils, active on behalf of numerous labor-friendly candidates for public office and in raising thousands of dollars in contributions to CWA-COPE.

Fatal Diagnosis Leads Flight Attendants on Journey to Save Others

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July 1, 2004
The first sign of trouble struck during one of their frequent layovers in Japan. Toni Diamond and her husband, fellow United Airlines flight attendant Warren Schiffer, were out for a walk in early 2000 when she lost control of her left foot. Before long, her leg was numb.