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In a show of solidarity, as many as 800 union and community activists from across economic sectors came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to tell their members of Congress to reject Fast Track for bad trade deals.

As part of a day of high-stakes lobbying of their members of Congress on Capitol Hill yesterday, CWA members attended a press conference where Congressional and labor leaders announced their opposition to Fast Track for labor deals, especially the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The entire labor movement -- every AFL-CIO union plus the National Education Association, the Service Employees International Union, the Teamsters and the Carpenters -- have all signed a letter to the House and Senate making it clear that: "If you stand for higher wages, more jobs and greater opportunities for America's hard working families, you must oppose fast track."