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CWA's Executive Board called on union leaders and activists at all levels to keep up the momentum from the 2004 political mobilization. In a resolution, the board warned against letting grassroots political structures atrophy in the face of the "looming fight against the privatization of Social Security, the fight for good jobs, universal access to affordable health care, and the all-important fight to protect the freedom of workers to freely join a union…."

Two new CWA Executive Board members were sworn in by President Bahr on Jan. 9 at the board's meeting in Palm Springs, Calif.

Bargaining between CWA and Cingular Wireless got underway on Jan. 12 in Atlanta, with the CWA team passing several non-economic proposals concerning working conditions, job security of members in light of the merger with AT&T Wireless, and other issues.

Cingular Wireless reached an agreement with the Labor Department to pay $5.1 million in back pay to more than 25,000 customer service workers at 25 call centers.

AFA-CWA reached a tentative agreement with United Airlines that provides the airline with contract changes and concessions by flight attendants as United continues to reorganize in bankruptcy.