Confirm All Five NLRB Nominees

CWA Local 2001 members meet with Sen. Joe Manchin to stress the importance of a fully-functional NLRB.

Below: All 29 members at CWA's latest political boot camp in Roanoke, Va., called Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, urging them to confirm all five NLRB nominees.

The rallying cries of "Give Us Five!" are getting louder and louder.

Workers are urging their senators to confirm the bipartisan package of nominees to the National Labor Relations Board as soon as possible. They're knocking on office doors and hitting the phones. If you haven't yet told your senator you want to see all five nominees confirmed, dial 1-888-717-0911 or visit www.nlrbcall.org.

In a new ad, running in Politico today, the NAACP sends this message:

"A strong labor relations board is absolutely crucial to protecting the rights and concerns of racial and ethnic minorities as well as all Americans that work under the opportunities and protections offered by labor unions.

"Labor unions, more than any other institution in the United States, are responsible for creating and providing a pathway for more African Americans to enter into the middle class.

"The Senate must protect all workers and help preserve a strong middle class by confirming all five members of the NLRB."

CWA's newest campaign – Protect Free Speech Online – now has more than 23,000 likes on Facebook. It's a message that really resonates with workers, both union and non-union, who want to preserve their freedom to tweet, post on Facebook, blog and use other social media to comment about conditions at work, without fear of retaliation or getting fired.

And this week CWA President Larry Cohen sat down with progressive and labor bloggers to discuss what's at stake in the upcoming Senate nomination battles. Check out some of the coverage:

Huffington Post
CWA President Larry Cohen To Senate Dems: Fix The Nomination Process Or Lose Our Support

Campaign for America's Future
CWA To Senate Dems: "We're Done."

AFL-CIO Blog
Cohen: Change the Rules to End the Senate Nominee Hostage Crisis

Salon
A party of cowards will end up in the minority

Talking Points Memo
Obama's 3 D.C. Circuit Picks Test GOP's Filibuster Mettle