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We’re Taking on Wall Street

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July 21, 2016

At Netroots Nation last week, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) headlined a panel of CWAers and financial reform activists on how we're mobilizing to "Take on Wall Street" and the Big Banks.

Faith, Labor and Community Groups March Against Hiring Discrimination

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Two hundred Communications Workers of America (CWA) activists joined Michigan United members as they marched on city hall to urge the Detroit City Council to expand its ‘Ban the Box’ ordinance to private-sector employers. The ‘Fair Chances for All’ campaign focuses on private employers who receive tax breaks from the city and seeks to postpone questions about criminal records early in the hiring process.

Rep. Peter DeFazio Introduces Wall Street Speculation Tax

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July 14, 2016

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) this week introduced legislation to implement a small tax on transactions of stocks, bonds and derivatives to discourage the same speculative financial trading that led to the 2008 Wall Street collapse.