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We need to pass HR1, the #ForThePeopleAct, and end the corrupting influence of dark money and voter suppression in our politics. Take action to heal our democracy.

Yesterday, the world watched as armed insurrectionists, with the encouragement of the President of the United States, launched an attack on the Capitol in an attempt to undermine our democracy and prevent Congress from certifying the results of the Presidential election.

With Biden and Harris in office, we have a chance to grow and strengthen our union.

At CWA, America's largest communications & media union, we're building a movement for economic justice & democracy. Learn more:http://go.cwa.net/cwa-signup

On Wednesday, CWA members participated in a town hall centered around the need for federal funding for broadband and Joe Biden's push to expand broadband access and empower workers. After the town hall, CWAers made hundreds of phone calls to get out the vote.

WASHINGTON -- Elected officials from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Indiana released letters Wednesday calling on AT&T to suspend job cuts and offshoring in order to support America’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. These letters follow a July request from a group of U.S. Senators, including Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), demanding answers from AT&T about projected job cuts.

One of the biggest elections of our lifetime is coming up in November. The votes that we cast as union members will be crucial in ensuring we have pro-labor candidates elected at the local and state level all the way up to the White House. CWA members need to show our voting power and solidarity at the ballot box.

Remembering Gerry Horgan

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This Tuesday, August 11, is partisan primary day in Wisconsin. Make a plan to vote. Voters have options to participate in democracy safely during the coronavirus pandemic:

Tomorrow the AFL-CIO is holding a Day of Action to push for the Heroes bill! The Heroes bill would provide much needed relief to state and local government, premium pay for essential workers, paid leave, strengthen OSHA protection, and funding for safer voting in the 2020 elections.

Take action today to urge your Representatives and Senators to extend the payroll support program for aviation workers in the CARES Act.

Monday, July 20, 2020
CWA District 4 members are being asked to participate in this day of action to stand in solidarity with SEIU and other organizations around the country that understand Black Lives Matter! Each and every day we fight racism and discrimination in the workplace and in our communities because an injury to one should be the concern of all.

Frontier's top executives want $16m in additional pay. That's $1,895 for each of the CWA members who have kept our customers connected through bankruptcy and the coronavirus. Share this to tell Frontier executives They Didn't Do It Alone.

For all CWA Members... The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has hit young workers and workers of color hard. As of May 2020, 7.7 million American workers under 30 were unemployed and the unemployment rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans hovered around 17 percent.
But we don't have to just sit back or feel powerless.

Join us on Juneteenth for a Facebook live event at 6pmET/5pmCT/4pmMT/3pmPT. You'll hear from union leadership, artists, and movers and shakers in the movement for racial justice!

AT&T has informed the Communications Workers of America of its plans to cut over 3,400 technician and clerical jobs across the country over the next few weeks. In addition, the company plans to permanently shutter over 250 AT&T Mobility and Cricket Wireless stores, impacting 1,300 retail jobs. These cuts come as Americans have become more dependent than ever on reliable communications services and the COVID-19 crisis has revealed significant gaps in broadband availability,

As trade unionists and as Americans, we were all outraged by the vicious murder of George Floyd. We are heartened by the uprising of hundreds of thousands of Americans, Black, Brown and White, demanding an end to racism and declaring: “Black Lives Matter.”
Because of Covid-19, it has been difficult for many of us to show our solidarity with this movement. However, on Thursday, June 11, at 12 noon in each time zone, CWA members and allies across the globe will take a stand against racism

As we reach a tragic milestone of 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19, we find ourselves confronting the other plague that has been rampaging through our communities since long before the pandemic: Racism. Compounding the devastation of a global pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted Black communities, Black people in America continue to face threats, brutality, and death for going out jogging. For being poor. For sleeping in their own bed. For watching birds in a park. For being Black.

The HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), $3T relief package, passed the House late last night mostly along partisan lines with a 208-199 vote.
14 Democrats voted against the bill, including Axne, Cunningham, Davids, Finkenauer, Golden, Horn, Jayapal, Lamb, Luria, McAdams, Schrader, Spanberger, Torres Small, and Wild.
1 Republican voted for the bill: King (NY)
Several motions to recommit by the Republicans were defeated.

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. I’d like to reiterate that we in CWA are ALL essential. Safety of our members, our Local officers, and our families is of the utmost importance. We appreciate all that you are doing to protect each other and your families and to work toward securing safe working environments during an extraordinary and unprecedented time dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are pleased to announce that a random drawing chose the winners of the Robert D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, and the recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year are:

News is an essential service and our country can’t afford to lose it during this pandemic. Journalists and other media workers are working on never-ending deadlines and risking their own health to provide life-saving information to a nation sheltering in place. See all the demands.