Legislation and Politics

May 9, 2013

GOP Goes After Overtime Pay

H.R. 1406 is an attack on the 40-hour work week.

May 2, 2013

CWAers Rally on May Day for Workers� Rights, Immigration Reform

Across the country, union members joined with people of faith, immigrant families and community activists on May Day to stand up for commonsense immigration reform. May 1 is the day that working people around the world celebrate and demonstrate for workers� rights. It�s a recognized holiday in more than 80 countries.

Apr 4, 2013

Deadline Friday! Tell the White House to Keep Knives Off Planes

Tomorrow is the last day to sign our petition asking the White House to block the Transportation Security Administration�s new policy allowing small knives on planes.

Apr 4, 2013

New Yorkers Push for Campaign Finance Reform

CWA Local 1103�s Joesph Mayhew is advocating that public financing of elections is vital in today�s Citizens United world.

Mar 28, 2013

NLRB Shut Down

Scores of businesses are attempting to void, ignore and block National Labor Relation Board decisions.

Mar 7, 2013

CWA Endorses Barbara Buono for New Jersey Governor

Elected leaders of dozens of CWA Locals have thrown their weight behind state Sen. Barbara Buono for New Jersey governor.

Feb 28, 2013

Working People Deserve a Functioning NLRB

The AFL-CIO Executive Council this week sent a clear-cut message to Senate Democrats: Empower the National Labor Relations Board, or else.

Feb 28, 2013

Repeal the Sequester

The AFL-CIO Executive Council is calling on Congress to repeal the looming, economically destructive budget cuts known as sequestration.

Feb 28, 2013

Congress Renews Violence Against Women Act

A bill reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act will soon reach President Obama�s desk.

Feb 28, 2013

CWA Endorses Bill Halter for Arkansas Governor

CWA on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Bill Halter in the 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election, citing the former lieutenant governor�s steadfast support of working families over corporations and Wall Street.

Feb 15, 2013

Filibuster of Hagel Nomination Shows Why We Still Need Meaningful Senate Rules Reform

The news that Senate Republicans are planning to filibuster the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense highlights the missed opportunity for enacting more substantial Senate rules reform at the start of this 113th Congress.

Feb 7, 2013

Jobs Not Cuts!

On Feb. 12, CWA will be joining AFGE, AFSCME and workers from across the country to tell Congress to stop the attacks on working families and to start making everyone pay their fair share.

Jan 15, 2013

CWA Announces Over $300k Paid Media Effort for Home Stretch of Senate Rules Reform Campaign

Having made U.S. Senate rules reform a top priority, CWA today announced details of a paid media campaign ahead of the Senate vote on rules reform expected next week.

Jan 10, 2013

Announcing CWA�s PAF Winners

Larry Arnold, a member of CWA Local 6316 in Missouri, and Jeff Rogue, a member of CWA Local 4320 in Ohio, won this year's Political Action Fund raffles.

Jan 10, 2013

Attacks on Voting Rights Continue

The November 2012 elections have come and gone, but voter suppression isn�t going away. The New Year has ushered in a new wave of attacks on Americans' voting rights.

Jan 3, 2013

Keep the Heat on Your Senators

Activists are keeping the heat on their senators to �Fix the Senate Now,� with another Day of Action and phone calls to Capitol Hill underway today.

Jan 3, 2013

Senate Works on Rules Reform

Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid entered direct talks with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, as momentum grows for substantive Senate rules reform.

Jan 3, 2013

Welcome Freshmen

New lawmakers are being sworn in today as the 113th Congress takes its place in the Capitol.

Dec 20, 2012

Keep Those Calls to Your Senators Coming

Thousands of activists from 50 progressive organizations, all part of the �Fix the Senate Now� coalition, participated in a �Week of Action� and a National Call-In Day on Dec. 19, contacting their senators about the urgent need for Senate rules reform.

Dec 20, 2012