Legislative and Political Action
Illinois AFL-CIO Legislative Update
Labor Leaders and Activists, Attached is this week?s Legislative Update. Highlighted in this issue: ? General Assembly This Week ? Rail Passenger Service from...
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Letter To President Obama: From Members of Congress Opposing ?Fast Track? For The Trans-Pacific Partnership
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership is approved, American workers will be forced to compete with workers in countries like Vietnam, with a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. It?s not j...
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Illinois AFL-CIO Legislative Update
Attached is this week's Illinois AFL-CIO Legislative Update. Highlights include: ? Unconstitutional pension theft law ? Corporate welfare ? UIC faculty t...
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11/14/13 RALLY IN CHICAGO (Friday November 22, 2013) - Sponsored By The CWA Unified Council of Illinois
Friday, November 22, 2013 NOON AT$T Building 225 W. Randolph AT$T Retiree HealthCare 12:30 pm March to Sun Times Bu...
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Responses From Indiana U.S. Senators Coats and Donnelly To Local 4250 Retiree Gina Gabe Re: NLRB Appointments!
Which Indiana U.S. Senator seems more "concerned" about working people? Is Coats too busy to respond personally? Consider this example the next time you VOTE!...
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Illinois Senator Durbin's Response Re: Judicial Appointee Nominations
Dear Mr. Tisza: I am disappointed that a number of President Obama?s highly-qualified judicial nominees have not been considered by the full Senate, despite many of...
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There Was a rally this morning in the Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago today which included the Illinois CWA Unity Council Locals. Immediately afterward a Labor delegation presented over 1,000 individual letters to Illinois US Senator Kirk's Chicago Dir
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Illinois AFL-CIO Legislative Update
The Illinois General Assembly has completed its business for the 2013 Spring session. Several bills were left unresolved on May 31, they include: Gaming (SB 1739), Constitut...
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Call On Republican Senator Mark Kirk To Support President Obama?s Nominations For The NLRB
Dear Members: Illinois is on the Movement Building map this month! We have a big campaign in our state to call on Republican Senator Mark Kirk to support President Obama?s n...
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