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Since 1989, over half the Fortune 500 companies have slashed their payrolls, with more than 20 million people losing their jobs permanently, according to a study by the

CWA has reached agreement with GTE of the Northwest on a new three-year contract covering about 400 members in Washington and Oregon and is bargaining hard with the Alltel Corp. on contracts covering another 1,200 members, according to CWA Telecommunications Vice President T.O. Moses.

CWA members at two more major telecommunications companies - BellSouth and US West - have now ratified contracts, wrapping up 1998's largest set of negotiations.

Lock down at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center. Steel bars clang shut, inmates retire to their cells and the lights go out. But correctional officers at the Jennifer Road facility near Annapolis, Md. are beaming with hope for better working conditions and, ultimately, better paychecks.

CWA members who recently staged a successful 26-day strike against the Southern New England Telephone Co. have joined forces with a consumer group to raise questions about whether windfall profits should be set aside to improve service or provide customer refunds.