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Workers at Adelphia Cable in Los Angeles made a big leap toward closing the pay gap between cable and telecom workers with a new contract that delivers an immediate wage boost averaging 33 percent.

Members of The Newspaper Guild-CWA at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald in Nova Scotia were hours away from striking in mid-November when the paper's nervous management offered a first contract that will boost some workers' salaries by as much as $30,000 over the next four years.

Economic Disparity: A Complex Challenge

DAVID HALBERSTAM is the Pulitzer prize-winning author of "The Best and the Brightest," the acclaimed study of what went wrong with America's policy in Vietnam, as well as many other books on policy, social issues, and trends in American life.

Looking ahead to a new century, how will our lives change?
What are the most important trends and challenges immediately ahead?
The CWA News asked a variety of thinkers, dreamers and doers to give us their opinions.

How Trends and Technology Will Impact Our Lives

Swollen wrists. Blurred vision. Aching backs. Sore necks. CWA has spent 20 years fighting for workers at risk for ailments caused by poorly designed computer work stations. Now the federal government is pledging to tackle the problem as well.