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Rising unemployment. Millions of children, and adults, with no health insurance. The skyrocketing federal deficit. The future of Medicare and Social Security at risk. States frantically cutting vital programs to balance the books.

The executive board of the Association of Flight Attendants has authorized the union to move forward on a merger agreement with CWA. CWA and the 40,000 member AFA are pursuing a partnership that will enhance and expand representation of airline workers at both unions.

With many NABET-CWA members at Disney/ABC involved in intense coverage of the war in Iraq, the union and network have agreed to delay further contract talks until the end of April.

Along with the thousands of union members fighting the war in Iraq, scores of journalists and media employees represented by CWA's media sectors are risking their lives to show and tell the stories of the reality of combat.

Production workers at Fenn Mfg. in Newington, Conn., have ratified a four-year agreement, ending an eight-month strike and lockout at the parts-maker for Sikorsky helicopters and other defense contractors.