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The Democracy Initiative: A national campaign caught fire
August 28, 2014The CWA created the Democracy Initiative after seeing how a combination of political factors combined to thwart pro-democracy/pro-worker legislation and initiatives.
Read moreCatholic bishops back unions in Labor Day message
August 28, 2014The message draws both on Catholic social thought, which has endorsed unions for 125 years, and the more-recent strongly pro-worker statements of new Pope Francis I.
Read moreGovernor and Senate races top labor’s political agenda
August 27, 2014As the 2014 campaign passes Labor Day, anti-worker and anti-union governors, all right-wing and all elected in the 2010 GOP sweep - are top targets this fall.
Read moreTentative pacts avert Metropolitan Opera lockout scheme
August 21, 2014The tentative agreement includes mandatory cost reductions from management and an independent monitor to track budget performance.
Read moreConnecticut labor, environmental, peace groups join together for People’s Climate March
August 21, 2014"Working people will suffer disproportionately from the current patterns of investment and neglect that do not prioritize good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities."
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