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"I'm Fighting Harder Than Ever"

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October 1, 2011

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and every other politician who spent 2011 beating up on public workers and slashing the services they provide should be forced to talk directly to people like Ellen Vidal.

A teacher turned social worker, Local 1088's Vidal assists mentally and physically disabled adults, then heads home to care for two adopted children who've had severe medical issues of their own. So has Vidal, who endured numerous surgeries after a bad root canal. For the better part of two years, she hung a bag of IV antibiotics from her blinds at work so she could infuse herself every four hours.

 

"I Can't Just Sit Back and Watch"

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October 1, 2011

CWA Volunteers Fight Tirelessly to Overturn Ohio's Anti-Bargaining Law It?s because of CWAers like Diane Bailey and Barb Allen that petitions to repeal an anti-bargaining rights law in Ohio had to be hauled to the secretary of state's office in a semi-truck.

"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.

"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