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Petition Drives Land Six Wisconsin Republicans on Recall Ballot
News
May 19, 2011
Six Wisconsin Republican senators who voted to do away with public workers' collective bargaining rights are headed for recall elections July 12, thanks to weeks of legwork by CWA members and countless other workers and allies.
Activists gathered more than 150,000 petition signatures between the six districts, far more than required for each recall. In Sen. Dan Kapanke's district in La Crosse, Wis., for instance, state elections officials estimate that 30,000 people signed, nearly twice the number of valid signatures required by law.
Activists gathered more than 150,000 petition signatures between the six districts, far more than required for each recall. In Sen. Dan Kapanke's district in La Crosse, Wis., for instance, state elections officials estimate that 30,000 people signed, nearly twice the number of valid signatures required by law.
CWA Tells FCC to Act Quickly to Reform Universal Service Fund
News
May 19, 2011
A public forum in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, gave local leaders an opportunity to press the Federal Communications Commission to move forward on high-speed broadband.
The forum was part of an FCC workshop on universal service fund reform. The FCC is looking at how to modernize the USF, established by the rewrite of the Telecommunications Act in 1996.
The forum was part of an FCC workshop on universal service fund reform. The FCC is looking at how to modernize the USF, established by the rewrite of the Telecommunications Act in 1996.
March on Wall Street Puts Spotlight on Income Gap, Harmful Budget Cuts
News
May 19, 2011
About 20,000 people from a broad coalition of unions and community groups, including scores of red-shirted CWA members, marched on Wall Street last Thursday to decry the vast and growing income inequality that is even worse in New York City than the country as a whole.
Click Here: A Workers' Roundup of the Web's Best Articles & More
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May 19, 2011
We all have the urge to share when we read a thought-provoking story or watch a good video online. The CWA Newsletter wants to share, too. Check this space each week for links to valuable articles, editorials, videos and the occasional cartoon or photograph, that illuminate the battles we're fighting.
Pressure On T-Mobile USA Increases Over Worker Harassment
Press Release
Washington, D.C. ? May 12, 2011 ? Hundreds of union colleagues in Germany today marched in support of their brothers and sisters at the Communications Workers of America in their effort to offer employees of T-Mobile USA the option of enjoying union representation.