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CWA and SBC have agreed to conduct contract national negotiations in Washington, D.C., at the urging of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, CWA President Morton Bahr announced.

Urging every local to send at least one delegate, President Morton Bahr and Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling noted that this month's CWA Legislative-Political Conference will be one of the most important ever held.

February's jobless report was worse than even the most pessimistic economist expected, but you won't hear it from the Bush administration...

CWA members came out in force for the annual shareholders' meeting of the Walt Disney Co. They urged shareholders to reject Comcast Communications' power grab for Disney and alerted the public to potentially serious consequences the mega-deal would pose for consumers and media competitors.

CWA headquarters staff and members of District 2 locals and other unions turned out for a rally and press briefing on Capitol Hill March 5 in support of Senate Democrats' efforts to combat outsourcing of both manufacturing and white collar call center and high tech jobs.