CWA-COPE Fall Fundraising Drive Kicks Off Sept. 14

With tough battles continuing over health care reform and Employee Free Choice, CWAers are being urged to step up their voluntary contributions to CWA-COPE when the program's fundraising drive kicks off Sept. 14.

Executive Vice President Annie Hill is urging locals and members to raise the bar higher in CWA-COPE giving to support the continuing campaigns to pass health care reform, the Employee Free Choice Act, and other urgent programs.

"As we all know, having dollars in our CWA political action committee allows us to do the important legislative and political work that is so important to the labor movement and the members we represent," said Hill. "We see that fight every day on health care, the Employee Free Choice Act, trade, and more," she said, and "have to build our structure and have it be more active."

Hill said contributing more now will be difficult, as membership is dropping in many key bargaining units. "But, we know it can be done. All we have to do is look at the results many are producing in spite of the downsizing that is occurring," she said. "We need to continue to educate our members about the importance of health care reform and Employee Free Choice."

As part of the campaign which runs through Oct. 23, CWA will be putting together additional resources and the e-Activist network to make this year's fall campaign successful. There will be a contest with prizes and everyone will be able to participate both on a local basis and by district and sector.  Click here for rules and prize information.

Members can make voluntary contributions at the CWA-COPE website http://www.cwa-cope.org/contribute/.