Nov 10, 2010
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the only international human rights treaty to focus exclusively on the rights of women. To date, it has only been ratified 186 of 193 countries worldwide. Sadly missing, like Iran, Somalia and Sudan, is the United States. The treaty protects fundamental rights, addressing violence against women, the right to vote, sex trafficking, and access to education among other important issues to women.
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Nov 10, 2010
Gayle Crawley, Chair of the National Women’s Committee, is involved in the race to find a cure for breast cancer. Like too many in CWA, her local has been touched by this disease, which kills someone in the world every 69 seconds. The National Women’s Committee invites all of CWA to keep up to date with the latest technological advances for this important cause.
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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 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
At the Lincoln Memorial, more than 10,000 CWAers were a sea of red. We are One Nation with civil rights and community activists, teachers, environmentalists, members of faith groups and many more. We know our voices can’t be ignored and on Nov. 2, we’ll be One Nation Working Together again, and will elect leaders who will support the fight for jobs, justice and an economy that works for all.
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Sep 30, 2010
A lead inside organizer who continues to face a tough fight for a voice at work will be among the speakers, musicians, poets and comedians who will inspire and entertain hundreds of thousands of progressive Americans under sunny skies Saturday at Washington's One Nation rally.
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Sep 23, 2010
Nine days to go! CWA is counting down to the Oct. 2 One Nation Working Together rally in Washington, where thousands of CWAers will gather at the Lincoln Memorial with hundreds of thousands of others to call for good jobs, bargaining rights, government that works and other issues critical to working families.
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Sep 16, 2010
Just 16 days 'til hundreds of thousands of union members and progressive activists fill the mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the One Nation rally.
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Sep 9, 2010
One Nation allies in New Jersey held a kickoff news conference and event this week at the State House. CWA's New Jersey coordinator Lionel Leach and District 1 Vice President Chris Shelton were on hand; check out the video at http://event.playonsports.com/widget.html?eventId=11985.
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Aug 12, 2010
A powerful new report by the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, "Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence," gives voice to workers who testified about health and safety violations, immigrant worker exploitation, wage theft, employer intimidation, union suppression and other issues at the first National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing. APALA, the AFL-CIO and more than 20 national and local organizations held the hearing to provide a national platform for Asian Americans and Pacific Islander workers to speak about challenges they face in the workplace.
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Jul 15, 2010
The union election held last week among 20,000 telecom workers in Mexico City was another wake-up call that the global economy simply doesn't work when it comes to workers' rights.
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Jul 8, 2010
CWA's Committee on Civil Rights and Equity has put together a special program for this year's civil rights and equity conference in New Orleans.
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May 27, 2010
CWA and a network of activists have launched a public campaign and petition drive to pressure the company to protect its Korean workers from deadly toxins.
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May 19, 2010
While the National Women’s Committee calls on all CWA members to return their Census forms, below find some amazing statistics that show why women, in particular need to take the time out to be counted.
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May 13, 2010
May is Labor History Month, and whether you want to learn about oral histories or famous union leaders, some new websites are making it easier than ever to explore the rich history of the fight for workers' rights.
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Mar 25, 2010
With today’s votes by the Senate and House, the nation has moved forward to make health care accessible, affordable and available to all.
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Mar 3, 2010
Forty-five years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) into law, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work. At the time of the EPA’s passage in 1963, women earned merely 59 cents to every dollar earned by men. Although enforcement of the EPA as well as other civil rights laws has helped to narrow the wage gap, significant disparities remain and need to be addressed. Today, women make, on average, only 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.
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Jan 14, 2010
CWA's Women's and Civil Rights and Equity programs are getting a fresh look from a committee of members and staff who have just issued 16 recommendations to build on CWA's long commitment to equity.
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Sep 30, 2009
A local Women’s Committee should be established per the CWA Constitution with the support of the local leadership. The committee, as with other local committees should function under the direction of the local’s executive board. If you are interested in establishing a local women’s committee you should follow these steps to success!
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Sep 30, 2009
Union Women Use Creativity to Get the Message Out
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