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Pittsburgh Comcast workers proved their determination to win a union contract, despite years of stalling by the company and relentless harassment of union activists, by picking CWA in their third union representation election.

A right wing business group is trying to politicize the collective bargaining process by asking congressional officials to look into the CWA-SBC settlement, charging that "SBC has rewarded CWA's guerilla tactics with a massive windfall just as the union ramps up its partisan efforts to undermine free market policies."

The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to review the long-used practice of forming a union through voluntary recognition.

A recent succession of organizing victories brought CWA representation to more than 600 workers in the health care and public safety professions.

CWA Pres Morton Bahr said the decision by the Justice Dept. and the FCC not to pursue a stay of the appeals court ruling that lifted competitive pricing regulation in telecommunications was in the best interest of the industry and American consumers.