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Why are Unions so involved in Legislative issues?

Unions today are using their political power to:

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Stop attacks on the 40 hour work week and paid overtime

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Defend the nation's safety and health laws

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Protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare

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Protect the rights of patients against the abuses of managed care

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Defeat radical measures that would deny the freedom of union members to participate in politics

The labor movement in the United States led the struggles to:

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End child labor

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Establish the legal right of workers to form unions and collectively bargain for wages, benefits and working conditions

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Establish the 8 hour work day and paid overtime

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Win workers' comp benefits for workers injured on the job

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Secure unemployment insurance for workers who lose their jobs

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Secure a guaranteed minimum wage

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Improve workplace safety and reduce on the job fatalities

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Win pensions for workers

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Win health care insurance for workers

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Win paid sick leave, vacations, and holidays as standard benefits for most workers

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Win the right for public sector workers to collectively bargain

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Win passage of the Civil Right Acts and Title VII which outlaws job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin

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Win passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Win passage of the Family Medical Leave Act

Carrying Forward the Struggle for Workers' Rights

 

                        

 

www.cwavotes.org/leaders Click here to register to 
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$4 Gas? Fight Back! Get the Facts! 
6-09-08

McCain Revealed 6-03-08

Contact your Florida Elected Officials 

Labor Day Hypocrisy 2007

Tallahassee Courier 4-03-07

E Messenger 10-19-06   

E Messenger 09-29-06  

Jim Davis'  Plan to Lower Hurricane Insurance Rates! New 10-10-06

"FCAT"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsCGerNtI4  

"Property Taxes"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xijNbtDiKv0  

 

The shifting Shape of Pensions from Miami Herald 8-05-06

Per Capita Tax Burden per State in 2004  posted 6-05-06

Social Security Report—The Sky Is Not Falling  5-08-06

Wal-Mart ignites political passions 4-24-06

Tallahassee Courier March 26, 2006 

Take Action to Protect Social Security: Write a Letter to the Editor 1-06-05

 Judge Blocks EEOC ruling allowing Companies to Cut Benefits when Retirees Reach Medicare Age! 3-31-05

A History of the Bush Administration in One Sentence 

CWA-COPE Website  Visit, Learn the Issues!  

Does Social Security Really Face an $11 Trillion Deficit? 
Visit Factcheck.org and read the article! 

STOP CAFTA Save Jobs!  please click here and take action! 6-23-05 

Help Stop Rollback of Family and Medical Leave Act  (from Half Changed world)


Social Security from the Miami Herald

Part3 How to save Social Security 2-15-05  
How to save Social security
Local link

Scare tactic: Act now or miss out 
REPORTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY DEMISE HYPED
2-14-05 Part 2 
Reports of Social Security Demise Hyped
Local link

Part 1 | There is no crisis in the program 2-13-05 
Social Security There is no Crisis in the Program Local link

Take Action to Protect Social Security  01-13-05 Sign Petition

Take Action to Protect Social Security: Write a Letter to the Editor 1-06-05

Social Security see Myths & Realities 1-13-05

Santa is now a Customer Service Rep in India

The War in Iraq Cost the United States (Click to see $$ amount)  

"Mixed Signals" on the War in Iraq... 10-05-04 Cartoon

AFL-CIO Job Tracker  Find out who is Exporting US Jobs in your Community 

OutsourceOutrage.com Where you can learn more about what is happing in your State and how you can fight back.

Voting Record by Members of Congress 2005-2006

JUST THE FACTS (7-04-04) 

What the 2004 election meant to unions

Can We Trust Team Bush? 8-06-04  

Kerry Endorsement by George W Bush's hometown newspaper! 9-28-04

Here is a link to the Florida purged voters list. If you are politically active you may want to take a peek and make sure that you didn't make the "cut." 

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=16170   

Online Voter Registration for the State of Florida

15 Republicans Ask for Vote on Overtime 7-02-04

Remind us Why did the United States Government invade and destabilize Iraq?

Worker Safety Attacked by "Special Interests" 

Senate Opposes OT-Rule Changes 05-05-04 from Miami Herald Link  

Judge Blocks EEOC ruling allowing Companies to Cut Benefits when Retirees Reach Medicare Age! 3-31-05

Commission to Allow Insurance Cuts for Retired Employees 4-23-04

US Dept of Labor  (Check out Fair Pay Fact Sheets)

Concern rising, as is the deficit  2-14-04

White House Insures Millions Lose Overtime Pay  11-25-03

 YOU DID IT AGAIN for Overtime Pay!   10-02-03

Overtime Vote could be this week. Please Act Now! 9-02-03

Please Take Action! 4-24-03

AFL-CIO Electronic Newsletter 

Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Updates   

STOP The ATTACK on OVERTIME PAY 4-15-03 

Tallahassee Courier 04-08-03 

CWA e - Politics  On line newsletter for CWA Activists  

TALLAHASSEE COURIER 03-03-03 

Homeland's workers left defenseless 11-15-02  

What is at stake on November 5?

Recommendations-Broward, Miami, West Palm 

Memory Hole article on dubya  08-06-02

Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Alert  03-15-02

TALLAHASSEE COURIER Report of CWA Council of Florida 01-02-02

TALLAHASSEE COURIER   02-21-02

TALLAHASSEE COURIER 03-13-02

Florida Legislature Check on a bill or contact your State Rep. or State Senator

CWA Legislative/Political Web 

President Bush Watch  See what W is doing for Working families

Write your Congressperson

Letter from AFSCME  Bill targets hearings for Unions 

You Hold The Power   3-04-02

Did Jeb Jeopardize workers' Retirement Security?

Why is Jeb Bush smiling? 

Bush Reverses decision to Eliminate Department of Labor Women's Bureau! Click here to read more!