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Now or Never: Fight Back Against Fast Track

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January 7, 2015
CWA President Larry Cohen writes, "An unholy coalition of President Obama, Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner, the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable are working together to pass Fast Track authorization for the largest trade giveaway ever, the Trans Pacific Partnership, in the next 100 days."

FairPoint, Unions Head Back to the Bargaining Table

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January 5, 2015
CWA and IBEW, representing 1,800 striking workers, have resumed talks with FairPoint Communications. Negotiators are now huddling with a team of experienced federal mediators in in Washington, D.C.

In 2015: It's Our Turn -- Bargaining, Jobs and Fairness

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January 1, 2015

Today, the top 1 percent is booming. Their lives, their families, their standard of living couldn't be better. They have more than recovered from the Great Recession that started in 2008. Share prices have hit record highs since crashing six years ago, yet wages and the standard of living for the 99% are stagnant.