Political Action Update

District of Columbia

CWAers joined members from the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees, the AFL-CIO, and many other labor groups to picket outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., at its grand opening.

Trump has refused to recognize the right of his employees at the Trump Hotel Las Vegas to organize and bargain, despite their voting for union representation last year and the union being recognized by the National Labor Relations Board.

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Illinois

CWA Local 4201 members Diane Logan, Tom Kotulski, and Carolyn Marsalek with U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Duckworth.

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Indiana

CWAers prepare to rally for Shelli Yoder, candidate for Indiana's 9th Congressional District.

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Minnesota

Check out this video of CWAers in Minnesota as they phone bank and walk neighborhoods for the Nov. 8 elections.

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Nevada

CWA Local 9421 members traveled to Nevada to campaign for Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto.

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North Carolina

The News Observer highlighted CWA's election efforts in North Carolina and other states to contact about 2.4 million voters over the course of 4 weeks using an interactive text messaging program.

The News Observer said the innovative program "could ultimately revolutionize the ground wars in which the two major political parties aim to get the maximum number of voters to the polls, traditionally through costly phone banks, direct mail bombardments and door knocks."

Read more here.

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Pennsylvania

CWA District 1 members knocked on doors for Hillary Clinton in Levittown, PA.

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Texas

On the first day of early voting in Texas, Oct. 24, members of CWA Locals 6215 and 6150 led a rally of unions and community groups, reminding Dallas voters of the importance of early voting. More than 75 activists participated in the action.

The rally continued CWA Local 6215's incredible record of organizing early vote rallies for more than 25 years. CWA Local 6215 Executive Vice President Nancy Hall and Herb Keener, chief steward for Jurisdiction 6, coordinated the event.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin CWA activists talked to voters about Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold.