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Patsy L. Fryman, who served 10 years as an assistant to CWA President Glenn Watts, died recently following a lengthy illness. She was 66.

After a year of debate, modifications and threats from Republicans and business groups to block it, the workplace ergonomics standard proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is set to become law in January.

Born to be an Activist, a Union Steward Rights a 50-year-old Wrong

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Ending an epic labor dispute that lasted more than five years, members of The Newspaper Guild-CWA in Detroit overwhelmingly — if reluctantly — ratified final-offer contracts Nov. 12.

Angered by stingy raises offered by the city’s two daily newspapers, members of The Newspaper Guild-CWA in Seattle walked off the job two days before Thanksgiving, leaving the papers short 1,000 workers at the start of the industry’s most profitable season.