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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.
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.
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.
CWA Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks
Thirty-two CWA, AFA-CWA and NABET-CWA members lost their lives on September 11, 2001, on planes and on the ground at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.
Statement by the CWA Committee on Human Rights in Support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) Committee on Human Rights stands with members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South and North Dakota as they fight to protect their community, their land and their water supply.