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CWA Speaks Out Against Obama's SOTU Trade Agenda; Guild Creates 'Larry Cohen Movement-Building Award'; Activists Mark the Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United with Rallies across the Nation; TNG-CWA Delegates Vote for Historic Name Change, Elect Officers at Biennial Conference; Poll: Americans Demand Fair Trade; and more.

CWA has supported the president in initiatives throughout his presidency. However, we cannot stand with the president in his alliance with Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable to send more U.S. jobs offshore, undermine U.S. communities and weaken U.S. sovereignty. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has much more to do with protecting the investment of multinational corporations and maneuvering around China than lowering trade barriers.

The NewsGuild-CWA, at its Biennial meeting in Orlando, FL last week, surprised President Larry Cohen with the creation of a movement building award in his name as he met with Guild activists. The award will be presented to a Guild member or local staffer every other year at The NewsGuild-CWA conference.

The U.S. Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United decision five years ago on Wednesday turned our political system upside down, elevating money from corporations and the wealthiest individuals above the voices of ordinary citizens.

TNG-CWA President Bernie Lunzer was re-elected to a third term last week, but he won't be known as president of The Newspaper Guild-CWA.