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CONFIRM PRESIDENT OBAMA?S 5 NOMINEES TO THE NLRB

The NLRB protects workers in many ways: # The Right to Collectively Bargain ? The NLRB overseas and enforces union representation elections. Without it, employers can and wi...

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Oppose The Working Families Flexibility Act

Attached is a letter sent to Representative Gutierrez in regards to the Working Families Flexibility Act (HR 1406). This legislation would relieve employers of their legal obligat...

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Local 4250 President Liz VanDerWoude Letter To Illinois Senator Richard Durbin Regarding The 21st Century Trade Agreements and Market Access Act (S. 3347) introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

On behalf of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) members of Local 4250 I write in support of the 21st Century Trade Agreements and Market Access Act (S. 3347) introduced b...

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A New Study Shows How Mitt Romney's Plan Raises Taxes For The Middle Class, While Only Cutting Them For The Rich

Mitt Romney's plan revamping the tax code would end up cutting taxes for the richest 5 percent of Americans and raising taxes on everyone else, according to new independent study f...

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*ALEC Corporate Membership Released By Common Cause*

For Immediate Release Contact: May 4, 2012 Mary Boyle, Common Cause (202) 736-5770 Nikolina Lazic, Center for Media and Democracy (608) 770-1...

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Walker's War on Women: Walker Repeals Equal Pay Law

04/09/12- Late last Thursday, as many were checking out for the holiday weekend, Gov. Walker quietly signed a bevy of controversial bills attacking Wisconsin women. One of which w...

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National Day of Action For Verizon Workers

fair contract. But since then, Verizon has fired some workers who took part in the strike, has shipped jobs overseas and wants to outsource even more jobs. The company is demanding...

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The Doc Fix

The agreement reached in Congress yesterday is an important step that will prevent a tax hike on 160 million hardworking Americans who are still recovering from the worst economic ...

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President Obama To Unions: See You Later

CWA International President Larry Cohen charged that Democratic leaders had refused past requests to attach pro-union provisions to appropriations bills, but were allowing Republic...

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