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CWAers Commemorate Farm Workers Strike
CWA Legislative Boot Camp attendees, along with the San Antonio AFL-CIO, spent their Labor Day commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Farm Workers Strike.
Congress Flooded with Anti-TPP Calls
Approximately 90 organizations, including CWA, are participating in a National Call-In Day of Action against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) today. These organizations will remind their combined millions of supporters why TPP is a bad deal for America and will encourage supporters to tell their congressional representatives to oppose the TPP in a post-election lame duck session of Congress.
Counties and Towns Attempt to Purge Minorities from Voting Roles
In Georgia and all or part of 14 other states, the 1965 Voting Rights Act required jurisdictions with histories of voter discrimination to receive so-called preclearance before changing the way voter registration and elections were conducted.
Three years ago, the Supreme Court declared the preclearance mandate unconstitutional, saying the blatant discrimination it was meant to prevent was largely a thing of the past.
Drug Plans Profit from “Clawbacks”
Two separate journalist investigations in 2016 have highlighted the little known practice of “clawbacks” by pharmacy benefit managers (called “PBMs”) that administer drug plans.
Cities Across the County Passing Paid Sick Time Laws
Large cities and counties across the country are taking action to ensure working families have access to paid sick time. So far in 2016, 6 major cities have passed new paid sick time requirements.