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In two of their busiest weeks of organizing, 2,042 former AT&T Wireless workers at Cingular gained CWA representation at two business call centers in Paramus, New Jersey and Cerritos, California, and at 325 retail/telesales locations in Texas, Oregon and Indiana.

Joining five other major industrial unions, IUE-CWA criticized Delphi Corp.'s new "final" offer that would still cut 24,000 jobs, close factories and slash the wages and benefits of its hourly wage workers as part of its restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

CWA Local 14177 and the New Era Cap Co. were honored by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations with its Champions@Work award, "a tribute to high-road partnerships for quality jobs and quality products in Western New York."

CWA bargainers are taking a tough stand in negotiations with AT&T, putting the company on notice that workers and retirees will not be stuck with the tab for years of incompetent management.

Members of Congress are joining the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA in denouncing a scheme by Northwest Airlines to outsource its cabin crews on international flights.