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The National Labor Relations Board is threatening lawsuits against four states for violating federal law and the U.S. Constitution in their attempts to restrict the rights of workers to organize unions.

CWA members at AT&T Advertising Solutions, formerly AT&T Yellow Pages, and AT&T Internet Services have overwhelming ratified separate agreements. Members had voted down earlier tentative agreements; bargaining resumed and new settlements were reached.

A unit of 53 Budget Rental Car workers represented by IUE-CWA Local 81201 at Logan Airport beat back a management-supported campaign to get rid of their union, and voted 25-18 to keep their IUE-CWA voice. A strong rank and file campaign that included house visits and a public letter of support signed by 26 workers was key to the victory. Workers at Budget first organized in October 2009.

In a welcome about-face from the kind of rulings issued by the National Labor Relations Board under the Bush Administration, the NLRB has strongly endorsed workers' ability to choose union representation through majority sign up.

Hundreds of TNG-CWA journalists at The Associated Press are taking part in a national "byline boycott" this week, removing their names from stories and photos to protest the news service?s attempt to slash pension and medical benefits.