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Cohen Calls for Defense of Democracy
News
May 31, 2012
To fix America?s jobs crisis, there first must be a mass political movement to restore democracy, CWA President Larry Cohen said last week.
CWA: Real Rules Reform Needed in U.S. Senate
Press Release
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke out in favor of U.S. Senate rules reform, in light of unceasing politically-motivated obstruction and continued Republican abuse of the filibuster. We commend Senate Majority Leader Reid for his remarks and for recognizing that the reform minded Senators were right, after all ? that rules reforms are needed to ensure that the U.S. Senate lives up to its great traditions and is capable of meeting the challenges of our time.
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Kicks Off Teach-Ins
News
April 12, 2012
This week, 99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power ? a large coalition of progressive organizations, from Greenpeace to Occupiers to CWA ? began training 100,000 people across the country to tell the story of how America's economy collapsed and the history of non-violent direct action. These teach-ins will give participants the tools to launch their own progressive actions and campaigns for change.
Cohen: Movement Building for Economic Justice and Democracy
News
March 1, 2012
Achieving workers' rights and economic justice, addressing climate change and creating good-paying, sustainable jobs all depend on fixing our broken democracy, CWA President Larry Cohen told participants, including a large group of CWAers, at the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in Atlanta last week.
House Approves Attack on Workers' Rights, Senate Can Step Up
News
February 3, 2012
Despite strong Democratic opposition, the House of Representatives voted 248-169 to approve a blatant attack on workers' rights as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill. Some 157 Democrats voted against the measure.