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Ending an epic labor dispute that lasted more than five years, members of The Newspaper Guild-CWA in Detroit overwhelmingly — if reluctantly — ratified final-offer contracts Nov. 12.

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After a year of debate, modifications and threats from Republicans and business groups to block it, the workplace ergonomics standard proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is set to become law in January.

Patsy L. Fryman, who served 10 years as an assistant to CWA President Glenn Watts, died recently following a lengthy illness. She was 66.

Betty Smith, a member of CWA Local 3695 in Charlotte, N.C., and an 18-year employee of Teamsters Local 71, has won a back pay award of $40,000 and full reinstatement to her job. Smith was one of the four workers at the IBT local who voted to form a union in October 1995.