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As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization legislation moves toward a Senate vote early this week, a rising chorus of voices is making clear their opposition as the horrendous impact on workers becomes clear. Among the problems: the FAA legislation is a ?compromise? in name only, would set a dangerous precedent by amending 75 year old labor law, and would inflict significant harm on union organizing efforts.

The FAA Reauthorization Bill contains a cynical attack on organizing rights that should never have even been considered. It is consistent with lobbying by Delta and the leadership of the Right Wing Majority.

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."

As nearly a thousand local leaders from all 50 states swarmed Capitol Hill today, the Communications Workers of America announced the ever-growing bi-partisan support for the job creating ?U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act? now includes an additional seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives who signed on this week.

Rewriting decades of labor law without debate or discussion sets a dangerous precedent.