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Contract talks were headed down to the wire at BellSouth as the CWA News went to press, with major issues unresolved less than a week before the Aug. 4 contract expiration, CWA District 3 Vice President Jimmy Smith said.

Lavie Bolick, retired assistant to the District 3 vice president and a World War II veteran, died in Georgia on June 15 after suffering complications from treatment for kidney stones. He was 80.

Labor leaders and union members across the country have joined the fight against the U.S. Navy’s bombing exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.

CWA Executive Vice President Larry Cohen set the tone for honoring individuals and locals who work to build CWA by presenting a choice: "Stronger together or weaker forever."

Fair trade, immigration rights, expanding the fight against a baseball cap maker’s anti-union practices and protecting Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge were among 11 resolutions presented and adopted at CWA’s annual convention.