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Young Katie Shannon Joins the Fight for Worker Rights
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September 25, 2014
Katie Shannon, though very young, is union to the bone. So you can imagine the poor girl?s confusion when confronted by an uncle who did not have health insurance.
Hands off Social Security and Medicare!
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September 25, 2014
CWAers, including retirees, joined dozens at a U.S. Capitol rally last week to tell Tea Party Republicans to keep their hands off Social Security and Medicare and to protect the programs from benefit cuts, privatization and being vouchered.
Who's Taking the Ice Bucket Challenge Next?
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August 28, 2014
CWA President Larry Cohen took the ALS ?ice bucket challenge? then called out CWA vice presidents Chris Shelton, D1, and Ed Mooney, D2-13, to take the challenge and pass it on.
National Women's Committee Report: It's Time for Paid Family Leave in the U.S.
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August 28, 2014
The next step forward in medical leave is the FAMILY Act. Introduced last year, this legislation would establish a self-sustaining, national paid leave insurance plan funded by employer and employee contributions.
Move Over Shark Week, It's Shirk Week
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August 14, 2014
The Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" isn't half as terrifying as what's going on in New Jersey. Just in time for the weeklong celebration of the ocean's top predator, CWA released a "Shirk Week" video to take a bite out of Gov. Chris Christie's predatory plan to reform pensions.