Apr 11, 2013
Activists Expand Voting Rights in Maryland
A coalition of CWA, community and good government activists have won a big victory for voting rights in Maryland.
Feb 28, 2013
Protect the Voting Rights Act
CWA activists joined labor and civil rights organizations in rallying outside the Supreme Court in support of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday.
Feb 12, 2013
CWA: An Economy and Democracy that Works for All Must Be Our Goal
CWA commends the President's focus on jobs and calls for tough policy to keep good jobs here in the U.S.
Feb 7, 2013
Long Lines Disenfranchised 2012 Voters
During the November 2012 election, black and Hispanic voters waited nearly twice as long in line to vote as white voters, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysis.
Jan 10, 2013
The Democracy Initiative
CWA has a leading role in the Democracy Initiative, as progressive groups are banding together to build a national campaign around three goals: getting big money out of politics, fighting voter suppression and restoring voting rights and reforming the broken Senate rules.
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.
Dec 6, 2012
American Airlines Agents Vote!
After a year of delays, nearly 9,700 American Airlines passenger service agents finally began voting this week in their first union representation election.
Nov 29, 2012
American Airlines Fails to Block Agents’ Right to Vote
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia – one of the most “business friendly” justices – has cleared the way for nearly 9,700 American Airlines passenger service agents to vote on union representation.
Oct 25, 2012
CWA’s Cohen on The Ed Show
It was all about Ohio when CWA President Larry Cohen and Teamsters President James Hoffa joined the Ed Show on MSNBC last night.
Oct 4, 2012
PA Judge Stops Restrictive Voter ID Law for November Election
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Judge Robert Simpson on Tuesday temporarily suspended Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law. That means that all citizens, whether or not they have an official photo ID, will be able to exercise their right to vote without being forced to cast a provisional ballot.
Oct 2, 2012
PA Judge Stops Restrictive Voter ID Law For Election
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
What happens if GOP’s voter suppression works?
Suppose Mitt Romney ekes out a victory in November by a margin smaller than the number of young and minority voters who couldn’t cast ballots because the photo-identification laws enacted by Republican governors and legislators kept them from the polls. What should Democrats do then? What would Republicans do? And how would other nations respond?
Sep 20, 2012
PA Voter ID Law Heads Back To Lower Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sent the state's controversial voter ID law back to a lower court to determine if acquiring the necessary IDs interferes with voting rights.
Sep 13, 2012
CWA, Allies Will Register 25,000 New Pennsylvania Voters
CWA has partnered with the Pennsylvania NAACP, Transport Workers Union and Amalgamated Transit Union to register 25,000 new voters in the Keystone State by Oct. 1.
Sep 12, 2012
PA Voter ID Mess Solved – If You’re Famous
@jimcramer This is a travesty. @repbrady will personally see to it that your dad gets the necessary ID and transportation to vote.
— CHA Dems (@HouseAdm_Dems) September 11, 2012
PennDot read my Tweet and came directly to the rescue of Pop and did so in a terrific way so he can vote.. Thank you Penndot!
— Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) September 11, 2012
Aug 16, 2012
Voter Suppression Moving Forward in PA
A Pennsylvania state judge refused to block the state’s new and oppressive voter ID law. The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit against the measure, is appealing.
May 17, 2012
CWA and NAACP Fight Voter Suppression
District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings and NAACP Texas President Gary Bledsoe are urging Texans to speak out about attacks on voting rights at the polls.
Jan 1, 2012
Voter ID: Not as Simple as It Seems
About 21 million American adults don’t have a government-issued photo identification card, or can’t get access to one.
Jan 1, 2012
The Truth about ‘Voter Fraud’
From 2002 to 2007, when the Bush administration ordered its U.S. attorney generals in every state to look for and prosecute cases of voter fraud, only 120 people had been charged nationwide, with just 86 convictions, out of the 300 million votes cast.
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