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Contributions to CWA-COPE, the union's political education fund increased $400,000 in 2003 to $2.7 million, setting a new one-year record at a time when the union's political influence is critical.

Cameron Seimers was 2 years old when he was infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. That was 20 years ago.

For more than a month, CWA families have been inundated by hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes and flooding that cost one member his life, left countless others homeless and put thousands more on overtime dealing with the aftermath.

CWA locals across the country have come through in labor's drive to thank Senator John Kerry for his support of bargaining and organizing rights while letting George W. Bush know that unions will make sure everyone knows where he stands on the issue.

Skyrocketing health care costs, rising numbers of uninsured Americans, growing demands on nurses and the challenges unions face bargaining for health benefits were the focus of an information-packed forum at the CWA convention.