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CWA Executive Vice President Larry Cohen opened Union Network International's World Telecom Sector meeting with a call for human rights at all telecommunications workplaces around the globe.

CWA members joined unionists around the country on April 28 to remember thousands of workers who have died on the job and to call attention to the Bush administration's poor record on workplace safety.

Dealing a blow to workers on both sides of the Pacific, the Bush administration rejected the AFL-CIO's petition that detailed how China's violations of workers' rights have given the country an unfair trade advantage leading to the loss of more than 727,000 American jobs.

CWA continued to campaign for jobs and responsible governance this week, with rallies, speakers and resolutions at several employers' annual shareholder meetings.

Unparalleled community outreach and a successful voter registration drive set this year's CWA Civil Rights and Equity Conference apart and established the participants as trainers who will focus on expanding minority participation in get-out-the-vote drives after returning to their own locals.