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Bowing to airline executives angry about new democratic rules for union elections, the U.S. House defeated a bipartisan amendment last week intended to preserve the important changes the National Mediation Board made last year.

Seeking respect and basic benefits, including sick leave and vacation time, 156 workers at Dosha Salon and Spa in Portland voted 79-66 for CWA Local 7901 in a hard-fought, 18-month campaign.

As part of CWA's ongoing effort to build alliances, CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill met recently with two key members of Congress who are strong workers' rights advocates.

Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s, joined CWA's third virtual town hall meeting Tuesday night, building excitement for the nationwide events on Monday, April 4, and the ongoing battle for workers' rights.

Across our country on April 4, working people and allies from the civil rights movement, the religious community, student groups and many more are standing together for the rights of all workers to bargain for a middle-class life, our right to a voice in the political process and the respect that all people deserve.