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CWA: President Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act, Critical Safeguards Restored
With President Obama?s signature, the protections of the Violence Against Women Act finally are restored. The Communications Workers of America is pleased that the House of Representatives Republican majority finally put aside partisan politics to pass this important legislation.
CWA: Halligan Filibuster Evidence that Senate Rules Reform Compromises Don't Live Up to Intent
Filibuster of Caitlin Halligan to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yet more evidence that we need real reform of Senate rules.
T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Admit Merger Will Lead To Job Reductions
In a filing on Monday with the Federal Communications Commission, the Communications Workers of America said solid evidence provided by T-Mobile to the FCC show that ? absent conditions ? the merged T-Mobile-MetroPCS will cut a significant number of jobs in the United States, despite claims to the contrary from T-Mobile and MetroPCS.
Sixty-Two Members of Congress Ask FCC To Protect Jobs In Proposed T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski, 62 members of Congress today told the FCC that the proposed joining of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS should include specific commitments to preserve and grow jobs here in the United States.
CWA Supports Harkin/DeFazio Wall Street Trading Tax Legislation
The Communications Workers of America strongly endorsed legislation introduced today that would impose a tax on computer-driven high- volume short- term speculative trading on Wall Street, while protecting traditional investment strategies pursued by corporations, traders and the general public.