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In the wake of the Bush administration's refusal to act on an AFL-CIO petition aimed at protecting both American and Chinese workers, federation President John Sweeney in May accepted an invitation from China's vice premier for a labor delegation to travel to China to examine working conditions.

Turning up the heat on the Washington Post, area newspaper unions picketed outside the annual shareholders' meeting to draw attention to the paper's refusal to bargain fairly with 400 mailers and helpers represented by CWA.

A new generation of journalists mingled with two giants in the field May 19 at The Newspaper Guild-CWA's annual Freedom Fund Awards banquet, where Walter Cronkite charmed the audience with memories of his 70-year career and Bill Moyers painted a dire picture of freedoms in peril.

Meeting with US Airways' new chief executive, local CWA leaders along with President Morton Bahr and Executive Vice President Larry Cohen pointed out the high productivity of passenger service agents at the airline and reminded the company of the sacrifices union members have made to keep the carrie

Delegates to Union Network International's World Telecom Sector meeting adopted an action agenda to lead the fight for a worldwide regulatory framework for the sake of its members, their communities and good public policy.