Mar 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011, marked the 46th anniversary of the incident most often referred to in American civil rights history as ”Bloody Sunday.” This illustrative phrase reflects the consequence of vicious attacks perpetrated against peaceful civil rights activists once they crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge during the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, that fateful Sunday. However, the event itself, more importantly, underscores what led to significant changes in the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States embodied in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill summary defines its purpose as, “An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.”
This historic event was marked this week by a high profile political reenactment of that march. The 2011 march was again led by United States Representative John Lewis of Georgia (the principal organizer of the 1965 march), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV), U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), U.S. House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (SC), U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX), along with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to name a few. The commemoration was joined by Republican Governor of the state of Alabama Robert Bentley.
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Mar 3, 2011
With 10,000 CWA members on the line, President Larry Cohen placed a historic phone call Wednesday night to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who pledged her support for workers fighting to save their collective bargaining rights.
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Mar 3, 2011
The voice of the labor movement and its allies will roar louder than ever on April 4, the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when "it will not be business as usual at workplaces and communities across this nation," CWA President Larry Cohen said Wednesday.
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Mar 2, 2011
On February 24th, the Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) 21st Century Council (Council) commenced two days of meetings in South Carolina launching its fourth year of policy discussions and debate.
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Feb 22, 2011
The CWA Human Rights Department takes pride in honoring and sharing the diversity that comprises our union and in particular our nation. This Diversity Calendar of Events is presented as a helpful reminder as you consider creating Human Rights programs in your local and in your District.
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Feb 17, 2011
A week of rapidly organized rallies and marches continued today in Wisconsin, drawing tens of thousands of residents to the state capitol to condemn Gov. Scott Walker's attacks on collective bargaining rights for public workers.
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Feb 17, 2011
For the second week, thousands of people are jamming Ohio's statehouse to protest legislation that would wipe out collective bargaining rights for state employees, weaken other workers' rights and have a devastating ripple effect on families and communities already struggling financially.
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Feb 17, 2011
In a show of outrage and solidarity, CWA members joined other unions Wednesday to protest Mexico's violations of workers' rights.
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Feb 17, 2011
A Missouri state senator wants to turn back the clock a hundred years and repeal child labor laws, letting children under 14 hold jobs with no restrictions on the number of hours or time of day worked.
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Jan 28, 2011
On Thursday January 27, 2011, the Congressional Black Caucus met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute 21st Century Council to hold its first Conversation Series Roundtable Discussion of 2011.
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Jan 20, 2011
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy of peaceful protest, CWA members were among hundreds of union activists who carried candles and marched to Cincinnati's City Hall last week to support public workers and the rights of all workers to bargain collectively.
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Jan 10, 2011
President Obama has asked us all to pause today at 11 AM EST and reflect, each of us in our own way, on how we build unity in our country during these difficult times.
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Dec 15, 2010
CWA's fourth Speed Matters report shows that the U.S. has a long way to go to catch up to international broadband speed standards.
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Nov 18, 2010
CWA local union leaders shared experiences and built on their skills in communications, political action and more at CWA’s 2010 Minority Leadership Institute.
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Nov 12, 2010
Do you know about the "It Gets Better Project?" It's a national campaign encouraging Americans to speak out against hate and intolerance with the message that everyone deserves to be respected for who they are.
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Oct 19, 2010
Delegates at the CWA Civil Rights and Equity Conference in New Orleans, LA last month were given a detailed briefing on some of the most critical legal cases confronting women and minorities not only in our union but across America.
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Oct 14, 2010
Workers who were fired by CNN in 2003 have waited too long for justice. CWA has filed a motion with the NLRB to move this case forward immediately.
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Oct 7, 2010
CWAers had a great day on Oct 2 at the One Nation Working Together March in Washington. CWA red was the dominant color --it was everywhere.
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Oct 1, 2010
The Communications Workers of America National Committee on Civil Rights and Equity (CR&E) along with District 3 Vice President Judy Dennis hosted the 2010 Civil Rights and Equity Conference in New Orleans LA, September 24th through the 26th. More than two hundred fifteen delegates, CWA and national civil rights leaders, guests, and staff attended the event. The conference was timely in view of the current national debate surrounding civil rights. As conservatives threaten to turn back the clock on immigration and voting rights here in the United States, it becomes increasingly more important for CWA members to organize and fight back.
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Oct 1, 2010
Just how bad are things today in the Senate? If the climate of obstructionism in the Senate that exists today represented how that body has always operated, landmark legislation that brought social and economic justice to millions of Americans would never have been enacted.
Organizing and bargaining rights through the National Labor Relations Act. Secure retirement and health care for older Americans that resulted from the Social Security and Medicare programs. An end to years of discrimination endured by people of color through the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
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