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In a move that reflects the dramatic change in telecommunications over the past 22 years, SBC Communications is buying AT&T, the 127-year-old company that was America's principal service provider for business and residential customers for decades.

By an 88 percent yes vote, CWAers sent a strong message to Cingular Wireless management that employment security concerns and members' key bargaining goals must be addressed.

Andy Pugh, a member of Local 4320 in Columbus, Ohio, just completed two courses through CWA/NETT Academy: Net+ and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Essentials. That's an accomplishment for anyone, but particularly for Pugh, who faces a particular challenge.

A Troublemaker's Handbook 2
Edited by Jane Slaughter
Published by Labor Notes, 2005
372 pages

With the downswing in the U.S. economy, many working people with once-comfortable incomes are struggling to pay the bills.