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Gerald A. Belanger, a retired CWA Representative in District 2, died in his sleep June 29 of a ruptured aneurysm on his brain. He was 60.

Political clout and CWA Local 7026's strong reputation in Nogales, Ariz., combined to help 166 non-supervisory city employees gain union recognition this summer. District 7 Vice President John Thompson said nearly 100 workers signed membership cards.

Editor's Note: Karen McCowan, a feature writer at The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., is vice president of The Newspaper Guild-CWA Local 37194. This piece is based on her 2002 Labor Day column for the paper.

Everyone has to work late sometimes. All grownups miss a few dinners at home and every now and then your parents might - unhappily - miss one of your ballgames because the boss says they've got to work.

At this writing, CWA is engaged in a struggle with Verizon Communications that can affect far more than the 78,000 union workers at this company's eastern region.