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The man who opened fire in a gay bar in Roanoke, Va., last September, killing CWA member Danny Overstreet and wounding six others, has been sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison.

Ralph Maly, elected by acclamation at the convention to head Communications and Technologies, pledges to uphold the union’s constitution as a CWA vice president. Maly was appointed by the CWA executive board earlier this year to succeed longtime C&T Vice Pres. Jim Irvine, who retired.

As a U.S. House vote loomed on “fast track” trade legislation, union mem- bers stepped up their fight for fair trade pacts that take workers’ rights as seriously as they take the demands of multinational corporations.

Mention recycling and people are likely to think of newspaper bins and refundable pop cans. But what happens to the millions of computers, stereos, video players, TVs and other electronic devices that get replaced every year by state-of-the-art models?

Labor Day is only a few weeks away and we know what you’re thinking: Good-bye summer vacation. Just why does Labor Day fall so close to the start of school? And why do we celebrate it?