Senate Republicans used the filibuster to kill the Paycheck Fairness Act that would have made sure that laws requiring equal pay for women are enforced and would have helped women in their claims for pay fairness.
CWAers from Locals 2222, 2336 and headquarters leafleted outside U.S. Senate office buildings this week as Senators and staff returned for a post-election legislative session.
Some Republican members of Congress are playing hardball with the emergency unemployment benefits of 5 million jobless Americans, looking to force through a tax cut for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans in exchange for not letting the benefits run out.
