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Michigan Collective Bargaining Measure Will Be On Ballot
News
September 13, 2012
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that a proposed November ballot question to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state?s constitution should be put before voters.
CWA: Statement on Chicago Teacher Strike
Press Release
It's time to confront elected officials who try to divide working women and men. Chicago's Mayor should heed the words of President Obama, who in his Labor Day proclamation just a few days ago said, 'I am committed to preserving the collective bargaining rights that helped build the greatest middle class the world has ever known. It is the fundamental right of every American to have a voice on the job, and a chance to negotiate for fair pay, safe working conditions, and a secure retirement. When we uphold these basic principles, our middle class grows and everybody prospers.'
President Cohen: Workers Have Been "Bain-ed"
News
September 6, 2012
Mitt Romney's vulture capitalism is threat to middle-class, working Americans, said CWA President Larry Cohen on "The Ed Show."
Listen to Brooklyn Cablevision Workers' Labor Day Rap
News
September 6, 2012
Brooklyn Cablevision workers kicked off the Labor Day weekend with a powerful music video about their struggles to join CWA.
Ahead of Labor Day, American Airlines Pursues Executives' Riches Over Workers' Rights
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - With Labor Day weekend approaching, few storylines offer such a sharp contrast between corporate greed and the original intention of this national holiday as the ongoing saga of American Airlines and its pursuit of an anti-worker agenda.