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In My Opinion: Gore 2000 - For CWA, an Easy Choice
News
March 1, 1999
CWA's Executive Board voted on Feb. 14 to endorse Vice President Al Gore for the presidency in the 2000 election (read related article in this issue of CWA News).Heywood Broun Award Goes to Reporter Who Solved 33-Year-Old Klan Murder Case
Press Release
The 1998 Heywood Broun Award for distinguished journalism has been won by Jerry Mitchell, reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, for extensive reporting on the Ku Klux Klan that resulted in the murder conviction of Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers.
Communications Workers Endorse Gore for President
Press Release
The 630,000-member Communications Workers of America today announced its endorsement of Vice President Al Gore for President of the United States in 2000.
Majority Block of ABC Broadcast Union Rejects Contract: Proposal Fails in Engineering and Four Other
Press Release
New York - Broadcast employees and technicians at ABC rejected the television and radio network's "final" contract proposal in a vote today, reported officials of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA).
CWA to Urge Multi-Union Strategy at Disney; NABET-CWA Drops Boycott as ABC Lockout Ends
News
February 1, 1999
With Disney/ABC's agreement to end an 11-week lockout of 2,400 NABET-CWA members, the union called off its boycott of ABC TV and radio news shows on Jan. 15 and agreed to submit a contract offer from the network to members for a mail-ballot ratification vote.