News

Members of CWA Local 7670 at Verizon Northwest, formerly GTE Northwest, have ratified a three-year agreement that provides improvements in wages and benefits for about 700 workers in Idaho and eastern Washington.

The nation’s anthrax scare forced some of CWA’s NABET and Newspaper Guild members in New York City to be tested for the disease in October, and CWA is cautioning all members to be careful handling mail.

In the October issue, the CWA News reported that Mary Jones, who died in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, was looked after by two nieces.

CWA’s Executive Board acted to waive collection of union dues for CWA members who may be called for military service in conjunction with the war on terrorism.

The generosity of CWA members, retirees, locals, businesses and foreign unions has raised more than $250,000 for the CWA Disaster Relief Fund since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.