Legislation and Politics

No Colombia Free Trade Deal

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Colombian Trade Unionists Visit Capitol Hill

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In Colombia, just 100,000 workers out of 20 million have bargaining rights. 85% of working Colombians are misclassified as contractors and �cooperativos.� These millions of workers don�t have bargaining rights and also are denied health care benefits and retirement security because they don�t have �employee status.�

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting works with hundreds of national and local producers and community partners to ensure that Americans have universal access to high-quality non-commercial programming with a particular focus on the needs of underserved audiences, including children, minorities, and low-income Americans.

Collective Bargaining Rights

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CWA continues to stand up for workers in the United States and across the globe, and carries on the fight for the right of people everywhere to organize for fairer wages, benefits and working conditions.

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Feb 2, 2012

700,000-Member Communications Workers of America Endorses Re-election of President Barack Obama

The 700,000-member Communications Workers of America today endorsed the re-election of President Barack Obama as President of the United States. In a unanimous endorsement, CWA's Executive Board said:

"In the last year, we've seen the start of a growing movement to take back our country and to end the control of corporations and the wealthy that truly threatens our democracy. We need elected leaders who support this movement to restore democracy. President Obama is that leader." Read More

Jan 27, 2012

Bi-Partisan Call Center Legislation Meets President Obama�s Call to Insource American Jobs

In his State of The Union address and a series of events around the nation, President Barack Obama has noted the damages inflicted by the trend of off-shoring American jobs and has called for companies to reinvest in American workers by focusing on domestic insourcing. Read More

Jan 18, 2012