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CWA Calls for Immediate NLRB Decision on CNN Case
Press Release
Workers who were fired by CNN in 2003 have waited too long for justice. CWA has filed a motion with the NLRB to move this case forward immediately.
CWAers Get Out the Vote for Nov. 2
News
October 14, 2010
With less than three weeks until the Nov. 2 elections, CWAers in every district are walking neighborhoods, phoning co-workers and working to get out the vote to support candidates who support working people.
GOP Abuses Senate Rules to Block Nobel Economist from Federal Reserve Board
News
October 14, 2010
Proving there?s no end to the abuse of Senate rules, Alabama Republican Richard Shelby is refusing to lift his ?hold? on Federal Reserve Board nominee Peter Diamond even though the acclaimed economist just won the 2010 Nobel Prize.
Using Senate Rules to Block Debate and Votes
News
October 1, 2010
Check out this list to see just how the Senate rules block a majority of senators from taking up important measures and getting the people?s business done.
Unanimous consent. All 100 senators must agree that the business of the Senate will go forward. One senator can stop bills, nominations, appointments, even ordinary actions like naming a post office.
Senate Rules and Filibuster Aren't in the Constitution
News
October 1, 2010
Senate rules, and especially the rules about filibuster and debate, have changed a lot over our nation's history.