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Let's Talk About Filibuster Reform
News
October 11, 2012
One hot-button issue, threatening to forever paralyze America’s democratic system, is being largely ignored on the campaign trail: Filibuster reform.
CWA Targets GOP House Candidates On Outsourcing
News
October 9, 2012
National Journal's Influence Alley reports that CWA is up today with ads targeting two Republican House candidates for not supporting union-backed legislation to penalize companies that off-shore call center jobs.
Accelerated SSP Deposits
News
October 9, 2012
I have received information from Local Presidents advising me the Accelerated SSP deposits have now been made to employees' HRAs.
Romney Calls for "Saving Good Jobs" By Threatening Future of 21,000 Good Public Broadcasting Jobs
Press Release
The presidential campaigns continue to duel over Mitt Romney?s pledge to gut the funding future of public broadcasting. Today, Mitt Romney responded to the Obama campaign?s new ?Big Bird? ad by once again missing the point regarding public broadcasting?s economic benefits to the nation. As CWA pointed out last week, federal investment in public broadcasting is the epitome of a successful public/private partnership ? the federal investment in public broadcasting acts as seed money for local stations, which leverage every $1 of federal investment to raise over $6. All together, federal funding for public broadcasting contributes more than $1 billion to the national economy, for less than $1.40 per American.