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Privatization Scheme Riles Many in GOP
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March 1, 2005
Media reports indicate that off-the-record many Republicans are angry about the Social Security scheme. A few have been bold enough to speak out publicly.
Social Insecurity: Push to Privatize Threatens Retirees and Economy
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March 1, 2005
In the Social Security debate, there are three things economists across the political spectrum agree on:
One: Private accounts would do nothing at all to resolve the program's long-term funding problems.
Toward a Stronger Union Movement
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March 1, 2005
CWA is playing a key role as the AFL-CIO undertakes a wide open self-examination and debate over strategies to revitalize the labor movement and reverse the steady decline of union membership as a proportion of the workforce.
2006 Budget: Helping the Rich, Hurting the Poor
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March 1, 2005
From food safety to veterans' medical needs to meals for impoverished children, activists and economists alike say the $2.6 trillion federal budget proposed for 2006 strikes out at the country's most vulnerable citizens as well as working families who are already having trouble making ends meet.
CWA-Backed Bill Would Protect Workers' Privacy in Changing Areas
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March 1, 2005
CWA helped draft a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prohibit video and audio monitoring of workplace bathrooms or changing areas.