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This year's CWA convention resolution calling for a temporary import surcharge to curb imports that threaten U.S. jobs mirrors an AFL-CIO Executive Council policy statement adopted last February, which was written principally by CWA President Larry Cohen and USW President Leo Gerard.

DAVID MARTIN
Senior Government Affairs Representative, AFA-CWA

Why should international trade policy matter to workers outside of the manufacturing sector?

In 1969, their bargaining clout was formidable. "17,000 Strong Can't Be Wrong," was the slogan that carried them through a 101-day strike at General Electric's Appliance Park in Louisville, Ky. IUE-CWA Local 83761 members made washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators and air conditioners.

Protecting and expanding job security is one of the prime goals of CWA's Ready for the Future strategic plan.  As the following stories show, the attack on good jobs comes in several forms — moving union jobs to non-union contractors here in the United States or in other countries, importing

This year, CWA Local 1037 and President Hetty Rosenstein were awarded CWA's President's Annual Award for outstanding achievement in organizing.