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U.S. Elections Up For Sale
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January 1, 2012
In its January 2010 Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court turned election and political spending upside down. With the Court?s determination that ?corporations are people too,? with free speech rights and other individual liberties, it eliminated the campaign spending restrictions that were put in place more than a century ago to stop corporations and other groups from exerting undue influence and spending millions of dollars and more in the electoral process.
Lawmakers to focus on children's welfare in upcoming session
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December 23, 2011
CWA in Missouri is supporting legislation that would help foster care providers get the resources they need.
How We're Fighting Back -- Corporate Money in Politics
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December 22, 2011
CWA, our Legislative Political Action Teams in every district and our progressive allies are fighting back against this flood of corporate and wealthy dollars that is destroying our democratic process. Here?s how.
Appeals Court Upholds Democratic Rules for Airline Union Elections
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December 22, 2011
In a victory for airline workers who want a fair chance to vote for union representation, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., has upheld new rules that ensure that National Mediation Board elections are held to the same democratic principles that govern all U.S. elections.
AT&T Mobility Conference Focuses on Movement Building, Organizing
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December 22, 2011
Movement building, upcoming AT&T Mobility bargaining talks in District 6, and extending CWA representation to unorganized wireless workers were key issues for 150 CWAers attending the union's AT&T Mobility Leadership conference in Detroit this month.