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The goal of the campaign is to provide clear, accurate information about voting to the American people.

NowThis has produced a video featuring veterans who want a safe way to vote in November.

Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.

CWA's political activists have been engaging in an intensive series of Zoom video trainings to gear up for the November elections!

Leading up to Georgia's June 9th primary, CWA retirees went into high gear to phonebank, knowing the high stakes in this year's elections for retirees and working people.

While COVID-19 cases continue to rise in states across the country, too many states lack the resources to ensure safe and accessible voting this fall.

CWAers from Alabama and Georgia joined the Poor People's Campaign Tour in Alabama to fight against inequality last weekend.

A year ago, the U.S. House passed the For the People Act, sponsored by Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.).

CWA members held watch parties across the country for the Democratic presidential primary debate last week to learn where the candidates stand on the issues.

CWA human rights activists who attended the Poor People's Campaign: Moral Action Congress in June are working hard within their communities to engage CWAers in the fight for social and economic justice!

CWA signed an open letter sent this week to all 2020 presidential candidates urging them to make comprehensive democracy reform a centerpiece of their campaign platforms.

At the CWA District 6 conference in St. Louis this week, CWA President Chris Shelton urged members and activists to stay focused on moving our agenda for working families forward.

Across CWA District 3, CWA members are gaining valuable new skills to deploy in political and legislative fights to build worker power!

CWA members from across the country this week attended the We the People membership summit of progressive organizations focusing on strategies to fight back against attacks on our democracy.

CWA members made thousands of calls to their representatives in Congress, and their efforts paid off when Congress passed the For the People Act.

The For the People Act contains reforms essential to fixing our political system, including voting rights, money-in-politics, redistricting, and government ethics reforms.  

CWA members across the country made nearly 1000 calls this week as part of a Day of Action to pass the For the People Act.

At the CWA District 9 Leadership Conference, CWA President Chris Shelton rallied CWAers to channel the energy from the 2018 Midterm Elections into passing pro-worker legislation and more.

IUE-CWA members joined thousands of other CWAers who made phone calls to their members of Congress on last week's Day of Action to push for the passage of the For the People Act.

Ask your member of Congress to support the For the People Act to ensure a fair and functioning democracy for us all.

Thanks to the hard work of CWA members and retirees to bring new leadership in the state legislative chambers, legislators passed a much-needed wave of voting reforms.

As their first piece of legislation in the new session of Congress, House Democrats are introducing a comprehensive bill to restore our democracy and end corruption.

CWA joined a diverse coalition in support of the comprehensive package of democracy reforms that House Democrats have committed to bring to the floor as the first order of business in the new Congress.