Submitted by superuser on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:58pm
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The 700,000-member Communications Workers of America today endorsed the re-election of President Barack Obama as President of the United States. In a unanimous endorsement, CWA's Executive Board said:
"In the last year, we've seen the start of a growing movement to take back our country and to end the control of corporations and the wealthy that truly threatens our democracy. We need elected leaders who support this movement to restore democracy. President Obama is that leader."
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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At last night's CWA national town hall meeting, Anthony Guerrier, a Cablevision worker in Brooklyn working for CWA representation, told the 6,000 CWAers listening that "we're optimistic that by this time tomorrow we'll be able to say that we are proud members of CWA Local 1109."
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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In his State of The Union address and a series of events around the nation, President Barack Obama has noted the damages inflicted by the trend of off-shoring American jobs and has called for companies to reinvest in American workers by focusing on domestic insourcing.
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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CWA activists and union supporters are keeping up the fight against union busting in Indiana, despite the House passing "right to work" (for less) by a 55-44 vote yesterday.
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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After more than two and a half years of fruitless negotiations at PSA Airlines, Flight Attendants at the airline represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA warned the airline that workers would be forced to strike if management continues to refuse to bargain fairly.
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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CWA, working with several organizations determined to restore our democracy, spotlighted the destructive influence of corporate money in politics in actions and events tied to the Jan. 20 anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:00pm
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Ever since the 2010 Supreme Court "Citizens United" decision declared that corporations and other groups could spend as much as they wanted in political campaigns, money has become a harmful and corrosive influence in American politics.
Submitted by superuser on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:58pm
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As the nation approaches the two year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which helped open the floodgates to unprecedented levels of corporate money in politics, the Communications Workers of America today announces a series of actions to raise awareness of the corrosive influence of money in politics.
