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A September vote in the U.S. Senate dealt a strong blow to the Bush administration's efforts to strip millions of workers of overtime rights, but the legislative battle to save overtime is far from over.

Ever mindful of the need to support working-family candidates in next year's elections, CWA President Morton Bahr stressed that "political action is clearly one of the three important legs of the CWA triangle.

Recognizing that workers are under assault by political and corporate forces, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) isn't waiting for a Democrat to take over the White House before putting card-check organizing and other labor rights on the legislative table.

Urging the delegates to spur their locals to active participation, CWA Executive Vice President Larry Cohen turned the spotlight on an unprecedented campaign to restore collective bargaining and organizing rights in the United States.

As five of the Democratic candidates for president each made his pitch to CWA members at the Chicago convention, one thing was indisputable: For unions and working families, the difference between the current administration and any one of the Democratic contenders would be night and day.