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    <title>Verizon News</title>
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      <title>You Won’t Want to Miss the Next CWA Town Hall Call: May 16</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Join CWAers from around the country on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m., ET. It&#39;s an important call, with updates on everything affecting CWA members and our union.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-05-09T13:30:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>CWA Legislative Goals</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA Supports the Immigration Bill, Fix the Senate Now Urges Filibuster Reform Revival and Joins Serious MOMentum for Paid Sick Days]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-25T16:00:10+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>We Need Good Jobs, Green Jobs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The fight for workers’ rights is strongly linked to fight for environmental rights.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-18T13:58:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>74th Convention: Working for Economic Justice and Democracy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On April 22&#45;23, members will be gathering in Pittsburgh for CWA’s 74th Convention.]]></description>
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      <title>April 28 is Workers Memorial Day</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On April 28, the unions of the AFL&#45;CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew the fight for safe workplaces.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-11T14:15:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Apply for the Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Union Privilege and the AFL&#45;CIO have announced a new scholarship program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The one&#45;time, $5,000 scholarships are for study for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2013 through summer 2014.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-11T13:23:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Save the Date: Immigration Rally on April 10</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Both Democrats and Republicans both agree that our immigration system is broken and needs reform.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-04T14:19:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Join the Time is Now Campaign!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tell the world the TIME IS NOW!]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-04T13:26:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>February 2013: Health &amp; Safety Updates</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Find Health &amp; Safety Updates provided by NIOSH.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-20T18:32:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>You Won’t Want to Miss Next Week’s Town Hall Call: Thursday, Feb. 21</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Join CWAers from around the country on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET. It’s an important call, with updates on everything affecting CWA members and our union.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-14T14:22:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Convention Proposals: Make Sure Your Voice is Heard</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new CWA web site has been created to provide local leaders and members with information and offer an opportunity to ask questions about convention proposals.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-14T14:20:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Apply for Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Empire State College, part of the State University of New York, now is accepting applications for the Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship for the 2013&#45;2014 academic year.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-07T15:20:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Jobs Not Cuts!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Feb. 12, CWA will be joining AFGE, AFSCME and workers from across the country to tell Congress to stop the attacks on working families and to start making everyone pay their fair share.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-07T15:16:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Join CWA at the Largest US Climate Rally Ever</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crippling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate change is a real threat. On Sunday, Feb. 17, CWA President Larry Cohen and activists from around the country will be standing up for workers&#39; and environmental rights.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-02-07T15:14:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Since 1993, working women and men have used the law to cope with illness, tend to sick family members and care for a new child 100 million times.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-07T15:12:25+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Resistance Growing Blog: Labor Leaders, Working Women Celebrate 20 Years of the FMLA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA’s blog with the latest on the fight for economic justice and democracy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-05T14:51:28+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Make Sure Your Voice is Heard as CWA Builds a Movement for Justice and Democracy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Check out the latest videos on CWA’s movement building website!]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-31T19:40:08+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Can Your Facebook Updates Get You Fired?</title>
      <link>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/can_your_facebook_updates_get_you_fired/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sometimes. But you may have more protection than you think.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-24T15:46:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Day of Action Today to Fix the Senate Now!</title>
      <link>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/day_of_action_today_to_fix_the_senate_now/</link>
      <guid>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/day_of_action_today_to_fix_the_senate_now/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of progressive activists are rallying for Senate rules reform today, spreading the word about an important package of common sense reforms that will reduce opportunities for obstruction and end the silent filibuster.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-01-10T21:33:59+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>We Want to Hear From You!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA locals and members are known for their community support and generous spirit, not just during the holidays but year&#45;round.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-29T20:31:52+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Help Hurricane Sandy Victims Through CWA’s Disaster Relief Fund</title>
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      <guid>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/help_hurricane_sandy_victims_through_cwas_disaster_relief_fund/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of CWA members are still without homes, electricity or suffering other hardships in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. But help is on the way.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-15T17:05:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Town Hall Call: Thursday, Nov. 15</title>
      <link>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/town_hall_call_thursday_nov._15/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Join CWAers from around the country on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 pm, ET.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-08T15:27:48+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWA Campaign Helps Re-elect President Obama, Democratic Senate and Key House Members</title>
      <link>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_campaign_helps_re-elect_president_obama_democratic_senate_and_key_house/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[For Election 2012, the Communications Workers of America conducted an aggressive “boots on the ground” outreach that helped re&#45;elect President Obama and candidates who support working families, in critical battleground states.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-11-07T21:24:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>CWAers Respond to Hurricane Sandy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Across the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to New England, members from all of CWA’s sectors have been working tirelessly through Hurricane Sandy and its devastating aftermath. Many CWAers themselves are coping with tremendous storm damage, the loss of electrical power and telephone service and other hardships while stepping up to help restore their communities.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-01T14:23:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Election 2012: CWAers Around the Nation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWAers join other activists to rally around the U.S.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-01T14:21:17+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>How You Can Help</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Locals interested in adopting a CWA family affected by Hurricane Sandy can email Secretary Treasurer Annie Hill at annie_hill@cwa&#45;union.org.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-11-01T14:18:39+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Article from The Patriot-News: Bob Casey Speaks at CWA District 2-13 Conference</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Read The Patriot&#45;News article from October 24, 2012 by Jeff Frantz titled &quot;Bob Casey talks Medicare, taxes and free&#45;trade agreements to group in Hershey&quot; about Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey&#39;s speech at the CWA District 2&#45;13 Conference.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-10-24T13:51:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWA Members Ratify Verizon Contract</title>
      <link>http://district2-13.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_members_ratify_verizon_contract/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Members of the Communications Workers of America at Verizon Communications ratified a four&#45;year agreement covering about 35,000 CWA represented workers from Virginia to New England. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers also voted to ratify a four&#45;year agreement. IBEW represents about 10,000 Verizon workers.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-10-19T20:19:17+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>CWAers Take Action For Call Center Jobs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWAers from across the country gathered this week for the 2012 Customer Service Conference in St. Louis – just one of the many events coinciding with Call Center Action Month worldwide.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-10-18T15:01:06+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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      <title>Elections Are About Choices</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA activists have leafleted over 700 worksites with election materials.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-10-18T15:00:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>CWA Union</dc:creator>
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