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CWA Activist Call Focuses on August Accountability Actions, Medicare
News
August 4, 2011
On August 4, thousands of CWA activists joined another "virtual union meeting" and talked about actions planned in the home districts of members of Congress in August and September.
Indiana CWAers Attend Hearing, Prepare to Fight 'Right to Work' Bill
News
August 4, 2011
Perched in the balcony of Indiana's Senate chamber last week, CWA Local 4900 members listened intently and prepared for their next big legislative fight as Republicans called a "study hearing" on right to work (for less) legislation. CWA's activism during the legislative session earlier this year helped shelve the anti-union bill temporarily, but opponents knew the battle wasn't over.
FAA Shutdown One Week In: $200 Million in Lost Revenue, Nearly 100,000 Newly Unemployed
Press Release
One week after the shutdown of all non-safety related activities of the Federal Aviation Administration and the layoff of tens of thousands of workers nationwide, aviation professionals today are demanding that lawmakers in the House of Representatives stop hurting working families and pass a clean FAA extension.
CWA Virtual Town Hall with Pelosi to Kick Off Action-Filled August
News
July 28, 2011
Kicking off an action-packed month in the battles to protect workers and retirees, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join CWA by phone for a virtual town hall meeting next Thursday, Aug. 4.
Tell Congress to Restore the FAA
News
July 28, 2011
In an outrageous attack on workers' rights that has furloughed 100,000 workers, House Republicans are refusing to reauthorize funding for the FAA unless the bill is stripped of provisions for fair and democratic union elections at airlines.