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"The Most Vicious Attack I've Ever Seen"

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October 1, 2011

The ability to turn out a large pro-worker vote on Election Day is the only thing that helps even the odds against the hundreds of millions of corporate dollars that pour into political campaigns.

Florida's Gov. Rick Scott and GOP lawmakers know this. In May, they rammed through a law that severely limits voter registration and early voting.

 

"You Can Only Take So Much of These Assaults"

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October 1, 2011

CWA Activists Win FAA Reauthorization and Keep Democratic Union Election Standard

Weeks of activism by CWA and AFA-CWA members across the country stopped House Republicans from forcing a second shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration.

"I Know How It Feels to Be Powerless"

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October 1, 2011

Building a Union at American Airlines

US Airways' reservations agent Vickey Hoots remembers just how tough her fight for a union was at US Airways. That's why she spends most of her time helping organize the 9,300 agents at American Airlines.

"I Have Too Much Invested to Give Up"

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October 1, 2011

Northwest Flight Attendants Keep Up the Fight for Union Rights at Delta

AFA-CWA flight attendants at the former Northwest Airlines, now a part of Delta Air Lines, are keeping up the fight for their union.

"We Have to Be There for Each Other's Fights"

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October 1, 2011

TAKE ACTION - MOVEMENT BUILDING

“We need to look for opportunities to link to other fights in our communities. We need to connect them, from Hyatt Hotels to Verizon stores to the postal workers’ campaign. If we’re there for each other, we all start winning. It’s all about building a movement. We can’t hope for it, we can’t wait for it. We have to fight for it.” — CWA President Larry Cohen