Legislative and Political Action
CWA 73rd Convention Resolution: Oppose Columbia Free Trade Agreement
Resolved: CWA opposes the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and will work to educate leaders in the U.S. about how this Free Trade Agreement moves our global economy in the wrong ...
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Tell Congress: Stop Offshoring Jobs. Start Rebuilding America.
Our leaders should be promoting job growth here at home and protecting workers? rights, not approving trade deals that will destroy U.S. jobs and decimate what?s left of American m...
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Illinois AFL-CIO Legislative Update
The Illinois General Assembly concluded its one day session on Wednesday last week. Both chambers are scheduled to return to Springfield for the fall veto session on Tuesday...
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HELP SAVE MEDICARE!
Believe or not, Washington politicians are pushing an EXTREME plan to end Medicare as we know it. They want to replace Medicare with a voucher system that would put seniors at the ...
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HELP STOP The Korea FTA Deal NOW!
A total of fifteen union leaders from the Chicago area signed onto letters opposing the Korea FTA which was faxed to congressional members Rush, Quigley, Davis and Gutierrez's stat...
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NAFTA-Style Job-Killing Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Only the House of Representatives can stop the Obama administration?s horror-show plan to implement Bush?s NAFTA-style job-killing Korea Free Trade Agreement. The vote on this deal...
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Wisconsin Anti-Union Law To Take Effect
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court handed Republican Gov. Scott Walker a major victory Tuesday, ruling that a polarizing union law that strips most public employees of their collec...
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Memorial Day, Veterans and Social Security!
Recently, there has been a move afoot from far-right Republicans to cut Social Security way back, or even privatize the system, and put everyone at the whim of the stock market. W...
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Paul Ryan in Chicago - Rally Monday, May 16 at 11am
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) will be at the Palmer House at 11am on Monday, May 16 to promote his destructive budget proposal that privatizes Medicare, guts Medicaid and fast-tracks cuts ...
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The Vietnam Moving Wall is Coming to New Lenox
The New Lenox American Legion Hartung Post will be hosting the Traveling Vietnam Wall on Memorial Day Weekend, May 2011. The Warriors Watch, and all riders, have been invited by ...
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