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Raising wages and improving the standard of living for working families is a winning political issue.

In 2015, CWA bargaining teams will be negotiating 180 contracts covering more than 200,000 CWA members across our industries and sectors.

CWA activists and partners are gearing up for the fight of our lives. In the next few weeks, the new Congress will take up the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. We're standing up and fighting back.

1. Collective bargaining coverage lower than ever. 2. Corporations make more money and exert more control over our democracy. 3. Bad trade deals reward investors and push wages down.

Two champions of working families, Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), introduced a bill to help working families better balance their work lives and their family responsibilities. The "Schedules that Work" Act establishes federal guidelines to make sure that employers provide fair, flexible and reliable schedules for workers.