CWA Second Worker Bill of Rights

Workers Stand for America Rally on Aug. 11

Union leaders today launched a national campaign refocus America's agenda on rebuilding economic opportunity for all.
The campaign, "Workers Stand for America," kicks off with two major events.  The first is a rally on Aug. 11 in Philadelphia that will bring together tens of thousands of workers to focus attention on jobs and the needs of working men and women -- the country's economic engine.
The second is what leaders are calling the "Second Bill of Rights," which will be presented to delegates at both the DNC and RNC conventions. Inspired by President Franklin Roosevelt's proposed 1944 economic bill of rights.

It has five planks or Rights:
The right to full employment and a living wage;
The right to full participation in the electoral process.
The right to a voice at work
The right to a quality education
The right to a secure, healthy future

"The voices of working families will be heard in the birthplace of American democracy, at the convention and beyond. And we're asking elected officials, leaders on both side of the aisle and people around the country to stand with us," said CWA District 2-13 Vice President Ed Mooney. "We're determined to create economic growth and prosperity for all — not just the elite few."
Activities in Philadelphia kick off on Friday night, Aug. 10, at Independence Hall where National Labor leaders will be signing the Second Bill of Rights.

On Saturday morning, thousands of CWA and IBEW activists and allies will Rally in front of Verizon at 9th and Race Streets in support of the 45,000 Verizon workers who continue to fight for a fair contract.
Activists will then march to Eakins Oval, a large park in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they'll join the crowd rallying for working families.
CWA locals are reaching out to allies to build even more support at the rally, said CWA Local 13000 Vice President Mike Davis.
In a letter to national and international union presidents, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka asked for help mobilizing and spreading the word about Aug. 11, an "opportunity to connect the faces of ordinary Americans to the basic issues affecting working people in our country."
"Are you with us?" asked Trumka at a media conference at the National Press Club, inviting elected officials on both sides of the aisle to join. "Are you with the American people?"

For more information visit www.workersstandforamerica

Stop Anti-Union Prop 32

NO on Union Busting California Prop. 32

Stop Proposition 32 - Special Exemptions Act -
the GOP's attempt to silence California's workers


Proposition  32 was put on the California ballot by Orange County right-wing activists, anti-union  billionaires like the Koch Brothers and corporate SuperPACs.  Proposition 32 would silence the voices of working people in California on all state and local issues.

At its core, Proposition 32, the Special Exemptions Act, is about worker payroll deduction versus corporate profits.

Most unions get dues through payroll deduction.  A portion of those funds are then dedicated to politics. Proposition 32 says that if money comes into the union via payroll deduction, it cannot be used for any political purposes – no direct contributions, no independent expenditures, no political parties, no ballot measures and no communications by the unions with their own members.

So, if Proposition 32 passes, our labor movement will not have any money to repeal it. We will have no money to fight "Right-to-Work" initiatives.  We will be unable to stop attempts to eliminate workers' rights and protections.

If Proposition 32 passes, it will virtually eliminate all political activity by labor in California
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We can't let this happen. Start educating your coworkers, family and friends now.

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