Sept. 10, 2003 Working families win! President Bush's overtime pay cuts suffered a major setback today when the U.S. Senate voted to block the overtime pay takeaway. We won this first step because the Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans stood up to President Bush. They acted because they heard your voice. Your activism made a big difference--people like you sent hundreds of thousands of letters, faxes and e-mails and made tens of thousands of phone calls over the past few months. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (SD) and  Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) came off the floor to the Senate reception room to join with labor lobbyists in celebrating the victory. Senator Harkin expressed his gratitude for the grassroots lobbying conducted by dedicated CWA activists which helped his amendment prevail. This victory is ONLY ONE STEP forward. More action is needed now. You can act now or keep reading to learn more.  http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/house_ot_vote/xewuxb2o5xmm Now, the fight to block President Bush's overtime pay cuts turns to the U.S. House of Representatives. Representatives will be asked to vote on a similar measure--preventing the Bush administration from taking away workers' hard-earned overtime pay protections. The overtime pay of tens of thousands of CWA-represented workers would be imperiled if the Department of Labor was allowed to implement the proposed rule.   Please take one minute right now to send a message to your representative from the CWA website. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/house_ot_vote/xewuxb2o5xmm After you send your letter please click on the link below to spread the word to your friends, family and co-workers. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/house_ot_vote/forward/xewuxb2o5xmm   Thank you for all that you do.