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Agents Face "Irreparable Harm" Over Latest Delay
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June 26, 2012
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Terry Means granting a temporary restraining order to block the vote by nearly 10,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines is an attack on democracy and workers' rights. Workers will suffer irreparable harm - the standard for such an order - by being denied their democratic right to vote, not the airline.
Union Workers Join Forces at American Airlines
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June 26, 2012
Workers at American Airlines, from passenger service agents to flight attendants, mechanics and pilots, are in the fight of their lives.
Working Together: Lessons from Wisconsin
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June 26, 2012
June 5 was a dark day as GOP Gov. Scott Walker won his recall election. Wisconsin must be a huge wakeup call for all of us ? for the labor movement, and for our progressive allies and partners. Wisconsin sadly demonstrated that the 1 percent can reach into just about every aspect of our lives.
Now is the Time to Make Workers' Rights a Civil Right
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June 26, 2012
As long as conservatives try to paint unions as greedy self-interested institutions - "special interests" just after their slice of the pie - labor law reform is unlikely to spark a romantic association for progressives.
Taking on the 1% in the States
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June 26, 2012
Across the country, lawmakers and governors are pushing for legislation that guts workers? collective bargaining rights, benefits and pensions. They?re attacking on voting rights, immigrants and a fair tax system. But CWA and activists allies are launching initiatives and building coalitions to fight back, working to restore economic and social justice and democracy.