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Fifty years ago, more than 200,000 people gathered in the nation?s capital to demand civil liberty and economic opportunity for all. The march was the largest demonstration for jobs and freedom in the country?s history, and it was there that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his celebrated ?I Have a Dream? speech. This Saturday, civil rights, labor and social justice organizations will be rallying once again on the National Mall to honor the historic demonstration.

Check out these great photos of CWAers in Missouri and Saint John, NB Canada who are building our movement for economic justice and democracy!

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Monday signed into law an extreme voter suppression bill that puts heavy restrictions on the state?s voters. It immediately was challenged by the North Carolina NAACP, the Advancement Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the A. Philip Randolph Institute.

Members of CWA Local 6300, UMWA members, and rallies in Oakland, CA.

North Carolina is continuing its assault on everyday Americans with the nation?s harshest attack yet on the voting rights of its citizens. This extreme assault was made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court?s decision last month that eliminated the protections of the Voting Rights Act for millions of Americans.