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    Send tips to [email protected] or@CWANews. Follow the latestdevelopments at www.ResistanceGrowing.org.

    CWA Town Hall Call TONIGHT

    TNG Secretary-Treasurer to Retire

    Our Political Work

    Bargaining Update

    CWA Officers Join Celebration of Call Center Action Month

    Don't Let TPP Become the Next NAFTA

    Edna Award Recognizes Wisconsin Organizer

    Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship Winners

    CWA Town Hall Call TONIGHT

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    Tonight, CWA's 30-minute town hall call will be a roundtable discussion onthe current state of collective bargaining.

    Vice Presidents Chris Shelton, D1 and Jim Weitkamp, D9, AFA-CWAPresident Veda Shook and CWA President Larry Cohen will talk about whatCWAers are doing in their districts and sector to get through tough times inbargaining.

    And don't forget, when you sign up for the remaining CWA town hall calls this

    year, you will be entered in a drawing for a personalized iPad Mini! Thewinner will be announced in the CWA News and e-newsletter.

    TNG Secretary-Treasurer to Retire

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    At April's sector conference in Pittsburgh, Rothman shares a laugh withMinnesota Guild administrative officer Mike Bucsko.

    Carol Rothman, secretary-treasurer of TNG-CWA since 2008, hasannounced that she will retire at the end of the year.

    "Carol has brought reason, balance and conviction to her position. It is hardfor me to imagine doing this work without her," Guild President Bernie Lunzersaid.

    Rothman, who was a career Guild activist while working on the commercialside of Philadelphia's newspapers, "doesn't tolerate inaction orindecisiveness and has been a positive force for change at a critical juncture,"he said. "Working with her has been a real joy even as the issues we havefaced have often been so dire."

    Rothman's 43 years as a Guild member include a decade as vice president atlarge on the Guild's International Executive Board, from 1983 to 1993. From

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    1995 to 2008, she served as the first woman and the longest-tenured sectorchairperson. "I am proud to claim that footnote in Guild history," she said.

    Her work, from handling grievances and improving contracts to "just helpingmembers and locals has meant so much to me," she said. "It has made my

    life complete, and left me with many lifelong friends."

    Leaving her career isn't easy, but she said, "I hope everyone recognizeswhen the time comes to leave a job, even a job you love, and give yourselfsome time to enjoy life."

    Lunzer plans to assign California-based staff representative Sara Steffens tohelp him handle Rothman's duties until an election is held at the next Guildsector conference in early 2015. At that time, Lunzer said he will run for re-election and is hopeful Steffens will run for secretary-treasurer.

    Our Political Work

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    New Jersey

    CWAers in New Jersey phone bank for gubernatorial candidate BarbaraBuono. Buono, a progressive reformer who has been a steadfast supporter ofcollective bargaining, is running against Republican incumbent Gov. Chris

    Christie.

    On Election Day, there will be 53 rank-and file union members on the ballot.To learn more about the labor's GOTV events on Nov. 2 click here. Alsocheck out CWA's election guide here.

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    Virginia

    Below: CWA activists get ready for a precinct walk in Roanoke last Saturday.And check out CWA's election guide here.

    Texas

    Last night, nine members of CWA Local 6143 attended the Bexar Countyvoter registration training in San Antonio

    Minnesota

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    CWA members in Minnesota hit the phone banks this week. Activists calledon Rep. Collin Peterson (D) to vote "no" on fast track for the Trans-Pacific

    Partnership and asked Rep. John Kline (R) to end the government shutdown.

    Missouri

    Missouri state workers and working families wait patiently outside Gov. JayNixon's (D) office to protest his plan that would cut nearly 58,000 people fromthe state's food stamp program.

    Kansas

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    At the T-Mobile call center in Wichita, CWA Local 6402's Chris Greercirculates our petition telling Congress to pass the Call Center Bill. Learnmore at http://www.pressoneforamerica.org/

    New York

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    CWAers are working hard to get Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New YorkCity.

    Bargaining Update

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    CWA members at CenturyLink (LegacyQwest) in D7 will vote on a newtentative agreement reached last week. A majority of the CWA bargainingcommittee is recommending ratification. For voting information and details onthe tentative contract, go to http://www.cwadistrict7.org/ The results must be

    provided to the District 7 office by locals no later than 4:30 MST, Oct. 25.

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    Members of Peoria Unit 86 of the United Media Guild approved a three-yearcontract extension -- with no concessions -- covering editorial and outsidecirculation employees at the Peoria Star-Journal. It includes digital training forall members and protection of copy-desk jobs. The United Media Guildrepresents journalists, media workers and activists in Missouri, Illinois, andIndiana and Tennessee plus journalists at Truthout, a nonprofit organizationdedicated to providing independent news and commentary on a daily basis.

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    In New Jersey, the Hamilton township council unanimously approved a newcontract with pay increases for the members CWA Local 1032. Read morehere.

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    CWA Verizon West members from across southern California rallied in LongBeach to support the fight for a fair contract. About 4,500 Verizon West

    CWAers are working without a contract and are fighting back againstVerizon's demands for givebacks.

    Members of CWA Local 6171 in San Angelo, Tex., are protesting Verizon'splans to cut jobs at its Livesource wireless directory assistance operation.

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    In D6, CWA bargainers reached a tentative agreement covering workers atVerizon Enterprise Delivery. The four year contract provides for a wageincrease and a ratification bonus. More information is available here.

    CWA Officers Join Celebration of Call Center Action Month

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    Members of CWA Local 3640 at US Airways reservations center.

    Below: CWA Chief of Staff Ron Collins met with members of CWA Local3640 who work at the US Airways reservation center in Winston-Salem, N.C.With them is Local 3640 President Vicky Hoots.

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    At the AT&T Mobility call center in Oklahoma City, stewards and members ofCWA Local 6016, with local president Monica Eason, join D 6 Vice President

    Claude Cummings, Jr. and assistant to the vice president Sylvia Ramos, incelebrating customer service month.

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    Members of CWA Local 13500 at the Verizon mega-center in Pittsburgh.

    CWA's customer service professionals celebrated this week, with visits fromCWA officers and executive board members and other activities to recognizethe hard work and professionalism of call center workers.

    This week, D6 Vice President Claude Cummings joined CWAers at the AT&TMobility call center in Oklahoma City. D2-13 Vice President Ed Mooney metwith members at the Verizon call center in Philadephia. Chief of Staff RonCollins was on hand at the US Airways call center in Winston-Salem, NC,meeting with CWA reservations agents, and D4 Vice President Linda Hintonhit four locations in Indiana: AT&T Legacy Consumer; AT&T Legacy -Consumer; DSL support and the Home Solutions network center, in additionto stops at AT&T Mobility locations.

    Read more about the call center bill that's been introduced in Congress thisyear, and sign the petition at http://www.pressoneforamerica.org .

    October is UNI Global Union's Call Center Action month, spotlighting theneed for fair compensation and treatment of customer service professionalseverywhere. Check out UNI's report, "Answer the Call" to learn more aboutwhat call center workers face around the world.

    Don't Let TPP Become the Next NAFTA

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    Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is growing. More and morepeople are speaking out against this massive, secret trade deal that'sshaping up to be "NAFTA on steroids."

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    The Washington Post wrote a recent article titled, "As White House PushesTrade Deal Abroad, Opposition Grows at Home," that highlights that, "theObama administration is facing a difficult sales job at home as key industriesand unions grow cautious, domestic manufacturers move to protect theirmarkets, and trade skeptics amp up their opposition."

    CWA President Larry Cohen blogs in the Huffington Post, "TPP is bad forworking families, because, like nearly every other trade agreement that'sbeen negotiated by the U.S. in the past 20 years, TPP isn't concerned withU.S. workers or jobs. Every other nation starts out with jobs and the economyas their priorities. The U.S. unfortunately has a different focus, and looks attrade in terms of national security and global corporate interests, not ensuringthe economic well-being of working families."

    BusinessWeek writes that, "A growing chorus of lawmakers is calling for tradenegotiators to address issues including currency manipulation, food-safety

    standards and competition with state-backed industries as the administrationseeks "fast-track" authority to smooth eventual passage of the Trans-PacificPartnership."

    Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), in an op-ed published by the YoungstownVindicator, writes, "The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal -- as it stands now --could threaten the remarkable recovery of the U.S. auto industry."

    Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and Sierra Club ExecutiveDirector Michael Brune wrote in The Hill, "Countries that have fought hard fortheir protections -- environmental, labor or otherwise -- should not feel

    threatened by big corporations. Unfortunately, we expect the TPP will includeprovisions that allow foreign corporations to sue governments over just thesetypes of laws and policies -- if the corporation feels the law undercuts itsbottom line. Such investor protections are not only a fundamental threat toour democracy, but also to workers and the environment."

    Edna Award Recognizes Wisconsin Organizer

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    The Berger-Marks Foundation has awarded Jennifer Epps-Addison, theexecutive director of Wisconsin Jobs Now and vice-president of theMilwaukee Workers Organizing Committee, the 2013 Edna Award.

    The Edna, which carries a $10,000 prize, recognizes young women who havedistinguished themselves as leaders of the social justice movement. It isnamed for Edna Berger, a women's rights pioneer who started as aPhiladelphia Inquirer receptionist and rose to become a writer, editor and thefirst woman organizer for The Newspaper Guild. The Berger-Marks

    Foundation works to bring the benefits of unionization to working women andto assist organizations committed to those principles.

    With nearly 15 years of organizing experience, Epps-Addison used herorganizing and communications expertise to play an integral role in winningcampaigns on issues such as community economic development policy, paidsick days, and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.

    Epps-Addison was the lead organizer behind Milwaukee's historic MOREOrdinance, which set community benefit standards for economicdevelopment projects that use public funds. In 2010, the MORE Ordinance

    won a City of Milwaukee prize in the National League of Cities' CulturalDiversity Awards.

    "I fundamentally believe that the most effective way to increase economicsecurity for women is to organize them into unions, and I would like to thankthe Berger-Marks Foundation for its commitment to expanding opportunity forwomen across the county," said Epps-Addison.

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    Three women also received Awards of Distinction, a $1,000 prize. They areCristina M. Tzintzn, executive director of the Workers Defense Project in

    Austin; Rachel L. Micah-Jones, executive director of Centro de los Derechosdel Migrante, Inc. in Baltimore; and Andrea Cristina Mercado, campaigndirector of National Domestic Workers Alliance in Weston, Fl.

    The winners will be honored at an Oct. 23 reception at the National PressClub in Washington, DC.

    Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship Winners

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    Today SUNY Empire State College has announced The Morton Bahr Online

    Learning Scholarship recipients for the 2013-14 academic year.

    The Bahr online scholarship supports students enrolled in the college'sCenter for Distance Learning studying to complete their bachelor's online andwas created in the name of president emeritus of the CommunicationsWorkers of America and college alumnus Morton Bahr.

    "Today's jobs are rapidly changing and increasingly complex, which placesnew demands on working men and women," Bahr said. "Lifelong learning andonline education are now becoming part of mainstream employment. Ascholarship to Empire State College provides working men and women with

    help paying for college, the opportunity to learn online while holding down ajob and the skills they need to keep learning throughout their lifetime."

    The winners are:

    Kenya Coleman, of Albany, N.Y., the current vice president for CWA Local1141, who works as an administrative assistant with United UniversityProfessions. Coleman is pursuing a B.A. in business management andeconomics and plans a career in business management.

    Jennifer Jacob, of Hilton, N.Y., a member of CWA Local 1170, who works as

    a library clerk at Gates Public Library in Rochester, N.Y. Jacob is studying toearn a B.S. in community and human services.

    John Lawrence Llewellyn, Jr., of Matamoras, P.A., a member of theInternational Association of Firefighters, Local F-7, who works as a firefighter,hazmat and emergency medical technician for West Point Fire andEmergency Services. He is studying to complete his B.A. in labor studies with

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    a concentration in labor-management relations.

    Jordan Marsh, of Glens Falls, N.Y., a member of Office and ProfessionalEmployees International Union, Local 2, who works as a secretary II at theIUE-CWA GE & Aerospace Board. Marsh plans on continuing his education

    by earning a master's degree in labor studies.

    Mendy Thorsland, of Rock Stream, N.Y., a member of New York State UnitedTeachers. She is studying in the college's RN to Bachelor of Science inNursing program.

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