When Sara Steffens was a young reporter from Oakland, she helpedher co-workers at the Contra Costa Times form a new NewspaperGuild bargaining unit. CWA hasalso merged with smaller AFL-CIO unions, like the Association ofFlight Attendants (AFA), the International Union of ElectricalWorkers (IUE), the NewsGuild and Typographical Union, and theNational Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians(NABET).