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Intense bargaining that continued for several hours past contract expiration has resulted in a tentative five-year agreement with Verizon North Central covering 2,000 workers in the Midwest, reported CWA District 4 Vice President Jeff Rechenbach.

It makes a big difference when rank-and-file mailers tell their own story of how they are continuing to fight for a fair contract at the Washington Post.

As brain-numbingly complex as the Social Security debate sometimes seems, a few points are quite clear.

• Social Security does face a funding shortfall several years down the road that must be addressed.

CWA plays a prominent role as the AFL-CIO undertakes a wide open self-examination and debate over strategies to revitalize the labor movement and reverse the steady decline of union membership.

Teaching and graduate assistants at 21 campuses of the State University of New York, have reached a tentative contract with base salary increases and a signing bonus.