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04/14/09
Last month we noted Senator Arlen Specter's (R-PA) disappointing decision to support a filibuster this year in an attempt to block the Employee Free Choice Act from coming to a Senate floor vote even though he previously supported -- and even co-sponsored -- the bill. Read More
New TV Ads Released this Month
04/14/09
American Rights at Work released two compelling new television advertisements this month. Read More
Small Business Owners for Employee Free Choice
04/14/09
It's not just workers who see the benefits of the Employee Free Choice Act! Small business owners from across the country recently participated on a conference call to show their support for the bill and explain why a strong middle class is the key to a healthy economy. Darren Horndasch, the owner of Wisconsin Vision described the benefits of a union workforce: Read More
CWA Members Make Sure Their Representatives Get the Message
04/14/09
CWA members have continued to keep the pressure on for the Employee Free Choice Act during the April Congressional recess. From deliveries of Million Member Mobilization cards to marches, rallies and meetings with Senators, CWA has anchored or participated in events in over a dozen key states. Read More
FACT CHECK: Wall Street Journal Editorial Debunks Right Wing Lie About Employee Free Choice
03/31/09
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is no friend of workers, but in an editorial against the Employee Free Choice Act, they concede that one of the things that corporate interests have been saying over and over again about the bill is simply not true. Read More
Broad Coalition Supports the Employee Free Choice Act
03/31/09
What do the Sierra Club, Human Rights Campaign, and NAACP have in common? These groups all support the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More
Rep. Keith Ellison Visits CWA Local in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act
03/31/09
On Saturday March, 21st, Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) hosted a forum at CWA Local 7200 in Minneapolis, strongly backing the Employee Free Choice Act: Read More
CWA Members Put a Face on the American Economy
03/31/09
Eight massive banners were unveiled today in Washington, DC--launching the Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act campaign. Read More
03/31/09
After serving as an original co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act in 2005 and voting for cloture in 2007, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) has turned his back on working families by announcing that he will not vote for cloture on the Employee Free Choice Act during this session of Congress. Read More
03/16/09
16 CWA-ers from California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maine walked the halls of Congress to educate their Senators and Representatives on the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More
Cohen Hails Introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act
03/16/09
Millions of working families are a step closer to having real bargaining rights with the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More
CWA Member Sharon Harrison Addresses Senate Committee
03/16/09
On March 10, the day the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in Congress, CWA members from around the country joined 350 other workers on Capitol Hill to show their support for the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More
Keep Up with the Latest Developments
03/15/09
In addition to subscribing to this update there are other ways you can keep up with the latest developments on the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More
Fact Check: Will the Employee Free Choice Act Cost America 600,000 Jobs?
03/15/09
A curious claim has been making news this past week – thanks to a business front group called "The Alliance to Save Main Street Jobs." CBS, MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal and others have reported that when the Employee Free Choice Act is passed, the US will lose 600,000 jobs. But Anne Layne-Farrar, the economist at corporate consulting firm LEGG who authored the study, relied on flawed research. Read More
New Center for American Progress Report Shows the Benefits of Union Membership
03/05/09
Last week, the Center for America Progress released a report that shows the positive impact that unions have on working families across the United States. It examines the disparity between productivity and wages that has occurred since the 1980s, and sees a decline in union membership as a likely explanation. Read More
Hundreds Set to Share Their Stories
03/04/09
Next week hundreds of workers will arrive in Washington to tell Members of Congress why we need the Employee Free Choice Act. Most Members of Congress do not have first-hand experience with a union organizing campaign. By sharing their stories about organizing fights, campaigns where they won recognition but failed to get a first contract, and positive majority sign up experiences, these workers will help their elected leaders understand why the system we have now is broken and why the Employee Free Choice Act will make a difference. Read More
Leading Economists Advertise Their Support of Employee Free Choice
03/03/09
Last Wednesday, a group of leading economists took out a full page ad in the Washington Post in order to show their support for the Employee Free Choice Act. The ad, sponsored by the Economic Policy Institute, features a powerful statement explaining how the bill will help our economy. Read More
CWA Members Visit Congressional Offices
02/23/09
Members of Congress were in their home states and districts during the week of February 16th and CWA members were there to meet them. Taking advantage of a scheduled "district work period" which allows legislators time to leave Washington, members from across the country visited their local offices to talk about the Employee Free Choice Act, health care, and other critical items on CWA's legislative agenda. Read More
Letters to the Editor Get the Word Out
02/16/09
A New York Times editorial in late December made a powerful case for the Employee Free Choice Act, referring to it as "vital legislation." Read More
4,000 Rally for Employee Free Choice
02/16/09
In early February, thousands of workers from across the country came to Capitol Hill to show support for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Read More