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CWA, US Airways to Fight Airport Rage
US Airways management has agreed to join CWA in a two-part campaign to remind the flying public and airport security officials of the tough federal penalties for assaulting or abusing passenger service employees.

As millions of cell phone customers consider switching carriers now that new rules allow for cell phone number portability, CWA is letting union members know that they can support a company that proclaims it is "proud to be a union company" - Cingular Wireless - and also receive special union-member

Apply now for partial college scholarships of $3,000 each for the 2004-2005 school year, and another $3,000 for 2005-2006. (2nd year award based on satisfactory academic record.)

Thirty new scholarships will be awarded by CWA's Joe Beirne Scholarship Program.

Rich Dambakly, all-around athlete, member of CWA Local 1101 and a cable splicer for Verizon in New York, knows a lot about comebacks.

A New Jersey federal district court judge threw out a nine-count lawsuit filed last year by Verizon Wireless against CWA.