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Recently, CWA commissioned a noted polling firm to learn what issues concern members most as the Nov. 7 election approaches.

Telecommunications installers employed by a Verizon subcontractor in Puerto Rico have won their first CWA contract, reported Executive Vice President Larry Cohen.

Alliance@IBM/CWA members, part of a coalition fighting for pension fairness, are mobilizing to block a provision in a pending pension and retirement bill that would legitimize cash balance pension plan conversions and the discriminatory practices that deny long-term workers the full pension benefits

CWA is pressing Congress to reject a proposal by Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) that would restrict entry by foreign-owned telecommunications companies with more than 25 percent government ownership into the U.S. market.

A resolution welcoming IUE’s 113,000 members into the CWA family got hearty approval from delegates, on Aug. 29, at the 62nd annual convention.