May 10, 2013
CWA's New Jersey area director Hetty Rosenstein talks with Bloomberg about Republican Gov. Chris Christie's plan to overhaul the state's employment rules for civil-service workers.
May 8, 2013
House Republicans would like us to think they’re family friendly. But their nearly party-line vote of 223-204 on the “Working Families Flexibility Act” is just the latest piece of GOP legislation that does the exact opposite of what its name suggests.
May 1, 2013
In 1867, American workers launched the first mass labor protest on May 1st to celebrate Illinois’s new eight-hour work day law. Today, nearly 150 years later, we carry on that May Day celebration of the rights of the working class by mobilizing for comprehensive immigration reform.
Apr 30, 2013
Apr 26, 2013
By Kenneth Quinnell, AFL-CIO NOW
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and The Nation are asking people to take action against the deportation of aspiring citizens.
Apr 22, 2013
CWA President Larry Cohen addresses the 74th CWA Convention.
Read his full speech here.
Apr 17, 2013
You know that Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is looking out for working and middle class families. He’s introduced the “Inclusive Prosperity Act,” which would impose a modest fee on Wall Street trades to help fund the programs that working families count on, from the social safety net to education to expanded access to high speed broadband.
Apr 9, 2013
Today President Barack Obama moved to restore all five members of the National Labor Relations Board to ensure it can fully protect workers’ rights on the job. But before the Senate can even schedule confirmation hearings for the president’s nominees, House Republicans intend on voting on H.R. 1120, a bill aimed at freezing all NLRB actions and stopping the board's enforcement of labor laws.
Apr 9, 2013
Apr 1, 2013
It boils down to this: Workers in American should be paid the same wage for the same work.
Mar 21, 2013
Community and political pressure has convinced Cablevision-Optimum to rehire the 22 workers it illegally locked out and fired seven weeks ago. But not are all workers are so fortunate. Many are still out of work, fighting the unfair labor practices of unscrupulous employers because they no longer have the protections of the National Labor Relations Board.
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 7, 2013
The Senate has finally confirmed John Brennan as CIA director. After Rand Paul launched a nearly 13-hour, old-school talking filibuster on the Senate floor yesterday in an attempt to block the nomination, today the Senate voted 63-34 to give him to the post. Paul’s defiant stand wasn’t as cinematic or dramatic as Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But it was an important civics lesson. This is how filibusters should work.
Mar 1, 2013
Feb 26, 2013
The AFL-CIO Executive Council today sent a clear-cut message to Senate Democrats: Empower the National Labor Relations Board or else.
Feb 25, 2013
How do we battle our nation’s skyrocketing income inequality? We need to go after capital gains and dividends.
Feb 22, 2013
Feb 19, 2013
Cohen: Why the Prevailing Wage is Key to Immigration Reform
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Cohen: Super Rich Must Pay Their Fair Share
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Ed Show 1/24/2013: Larry Cohen Discusses Senate Rules Reform
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