Oct 2, 2012
Today a judge suspended Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law, ordering the state not to enforce the ID requirement in the upcoming presidential election. That means that all citizens, whether or not they have an official photo ID, will be able to vote without being forced to cast a provisional ballot.
Oct 1, 2012
Big corporate money is working to silence the political voice of working people — again.
Sep 10, 2012
Two national unions and the Pennsylvania NAACP today announced a collaborative effort to register 25,000 new voters in the Keystone State by October 1st.
Sep 6, 2012
Don't forget: This weekend CWA is rallying against NAFTA on steroids.
Jun 29, 2012
Two months ago, CWA Local 6355 President Bradley Harmon was one of the tens of thousands of Americans who gathered in houses of worship, college dorms, living rooms and union halls to learn about the a new movement called the 99 Percent Spring. At the day-long training, he studied the roots of the nation’s economic crisis. He learned how to design a non-violent, direct action.
Jun 29, 2012
This spring, there were incredible demonstrations against corporate greed at shareholder meetings and corporate offices from coast to coast. Fresh out of 99 Percent Spring training, workers, veterans, families facing foreclosure, retirees who lost their pensions, students and immigrants stood up to the CEOs and top executives of major American corporations in a series of coordinated actions across the country. Activists are holding the 1 percent responsible not only for the nation’s shaky economy, but for our broken democracy, which allows corporations to call all the shots. Here are some highlights:
Jun 29, 2012
Jobs With Justice • United Auto Workers • National Peoples Action • National Domestic Workers Alliance • MoveOn.org • New Organizing Institute • Movement Strategy Center • The Other 98% • Service Employees International Union • AFL-CIO • Rebuild the Dream • Color of Change • UNITE-HERE •
Jun 29, 2012
The age of inequality has coincided with a dramatic decline in the power of organized labor. Union membership in the United States reached its historic peak in 1979 at about 21 million, representing about 21 percent of the workforce. Today membership stands at about 15 million and represents about 12 percent. When you exclude public-employee unions (more than half of all union members today work not for a private company but for the government), union membership has dropped to about 7 percent of the private-sector workforce.
Jun 26, 2012
June 5 was a dark day as GOP Gov. Scott Walker won his recall election. Wisconsin must be a huge wakeup call for all of us — for the labor movement, and for our progressive allies and partners. Wisconsin sadly demonstrated that the 1 percent can reach into just about every aspect of our lives.
Jun 26, 2012
As long as conservatives try to paint unions as greedy self-interested institutions — “special interests” just after their slice of the pie — labor law reform is unlikely to spark a romantic association for progressives.
Jun 26, 2012
As CWA activists keep up the fight for fair contracts, bargaining rights, economic justice and a stronger democracy, that old adage has never been truer. We can’t go it alone. That’s why we’ve joined together with our progressive allies in our push for bargaining rights, secure jobs, fair trade, good healthcare for all and retirement security. Together, our growing coalition is tackling climate change, the DREAM act, immigration reform and measures to decrease home foreclosures.
Jun 21, 2012
CWA activists, Jobs with Justice members and 99% Power allies are ready for tomorrow’s Verizon Day of Action. There will be a lot of new actions that send a message not only to Verizon executives but to members of its board of directors that workers deserve a fair contract, not more corporate greed.
Jun 7, 2012
In the Wisconsin recall election, Democrats gained control of the state senate for the first time since Republican Gov. Scott Walker took office. Though voters failed to recall the governor himself, there’s now a firewall to block his divisive, anti-worker agenda.
May 24, 2012
About 75 CWA activists demonstrated at the Windstream annual meeting in Little Rock, Ark., then joined an Occupy Little Rock action to protest the city government’s plan to displace communities of senior citizens to build a Technology Park.
May 10, 2012
Gearing up for the 2012 presidential election, CWA LPAT activists from around the country gathered last week for three days of political action training.
May 10, 2012
Three-time Grammy winner Steve Earle last week called out Verizon Communications for hitting up workers for another $20,000 a year in compensation cuts while posting another record earnings quarter this year.
May 10, 2012
With less than a month until Wisconsin's recall election, CWA activists have been working around the clock to get Republican Gov. Scott Walker out of office.
May 10, 2012
CWA members joined 1,000 demonstrators Wednesday in protesting at the annual Bank of America shareholders meeting.
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