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America, What Happened?: Labor Board Loses Sight of Role To Protect Workers’ Rights
The National Labor Relations Board is the lead federal agency charged with upholding the rights of millions of private sector workers. Today, however, "workers face an unprecedented imbalance of power, tilted toward the anti-union employer," said David Bonior, chair of American Rights at Work.
Speed Matters: CWA's Campaign for High-Speed, Universal Internet Access for Jobs and Economic Growth
CWA's Campaign for High-Speed, Universal Internet Access for Jobs and Economic Growth
The development of true high-speed Internet access for every home and business is essential for American job creation and economic growth in the digital age.
America, What Happened?: Trade, Tax Policies Hasten Loss of Good Jobs
"The great American jobs machine has been sputtering as the weakest jobs recovery on record has taken its toll," according to the Economic Policy Institute in its comprehensive annual report, "The State of Working America, 2006-07."
America, What Happened?: Workers’ Retirement Security at Risk
Today, just 37 percent of all workers have some kind of traditional pension plan, and that number continues to drop, the Economic Policy Institute says.
America, What Happened?: As Health Car Crisis Grows, CWA Backs 'Medicare for All'
Putting even more pressure on America's broken health care system, the number of people in the United States without health insurance jumped to 46.6 million last year as another 6.8 million people lost coverage over the past five years, the Census Bureau reported.