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Today in bargaining we reviewed and TA?ed many letters from the back of the contract that we are either renewing with no changes or eliminating because they refer to things that were completed during the last few years and don?t need to be continued.

Members of a broad progressive coalition -- including activists from CWA, IBEW and other unions, the Sierra Club, 350 Seattle, Seattle Food for Justice and others -- packed a meeting of the Seattle City Council this week as council members unanimously voted to oppose "fast track" or Trade Promotion Authority for trade deals including the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Over the next two weeks of Congress' April recess, CWAers and allies are holding more meeting, rallies and town hall meetings to push members of Congress to listen to their constituents and stand up for U.S. jobs and communities.