Election 2008

CWA members are working hard to elect pro-worker candidates in this November's federal, state and local elections. The passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and other legislation on jobs, fair trade, health care and retirement security is vital to strengthen the middle class and improving the economy.

CWA Photo Gallery
Since the primaries in early 2008, CWA members across the country have met with the candidates to press CWA's key issues -- passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, health care reform, retirement security, fair trade and good jobs. Click here to go to the photo gallery.

Election Photos & Videos at Flickr & YouTube
Hundreds of photos and videos have been posted online by CWA activists working on the 2008 election. To view photos visit Flickr's labor pages at http://www.flickr.com/photos/labor2008/ and search "CWA" to locate the photos. To view videos visit YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/shubi10 and search "CWA" to locate the videos.

Members Chat with Larry Cohen About the Election. Click here for transcript.

CWA Issue Handouts
CWA has developed a number of handouts comparing Barack Obama and John McCain on issues important to CWA members. Here are four handouts to circulate among your coworkers:

• On Health Care:
  • AT&T workers in Michigan. Download
  • Qwest workers in Colorado. Download
  • Verizon workers in Virginia. Download
  • Verizon workers in Pennsylvania. Download
  • Manufacturing workers in Ohio. Download
    
• Who's On Our Side? Download
  
• Are We Better Off? Download
  
• On Social Security. Download
  
• On Taxes. Download
  
• On Gunowner rights. Download
  
• Women's issues. Download
  
• Veteran's issues. Download
  
• Retiree's issues. Download
  
• Retiree' issues (in Spanish). Download
  
• General side-by-side issue handout. Download
  

Convention's Endorsement of Obama
The 2,000 delegates to CWA's 70th Annual Convention unanimously passed a resolution to endorse and work for the election of Sen. Barack Obama as President of the United States. Watch Obama's address to convention delegates. Read the convention resolution.

CWA Votes website
Get full information about where the major candidates for President stand on issues critical to strengthening America's middle class.
Click here.

Voter Registration Information
You won't be able to vote in the upcoming election's this November if you are not registered to vote. Here's the AFL-CIO's "Working Families Vote 2008" website with full voter registration information. Click here.