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Recent Survey Shows Importance of Health Reform for American Women
News
May 18, 2011
A recent survey by the Commonwealth Foundation has found that American women are being disproportionately hurt by the increasing cost of health care.
Why Is Rep. Petri Attempting to Silence Workers' Voices?
Press Release
Washington - At a time when ideologically-motivated assaults on workers remain salient and unpopular among his constituents back in Wisconsin, Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) is nonetheless attempting to advance a measure in Washington that could be ripped from the anti-union playbook of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
Hundreds of Thousands of Young Adults Helped by Health Care Reform
News
May 18, 2011
600,000 young adults now have coverage through their parents plan so far this year thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
New Tools for Fighting Back
News
May 17, 2011
Local 13550 has responded to management?s harassment through their constant use of biased evaluations in a calculated attempt to belittle and single out members for ridicule. President Mary Lou Schaffer and Local 13550 have decided to turn the tables and is using managements own tactics to be heard in their struggle for dignity in the workplace. The Local created their own surveys evaluating management and had their members fill them out. See their survey and learn how to make one.
CWA Demands Verizon and the Rest of Corporate America Pay Their Taxes
News
May 16, 2011
On what was "Tax Day" for ordinary Americans, CWA members in New York and New Jersey held rallies that targeted Verizon, Goldman Sachs, GE and other corporations that pay little or no federal income taxes.