CWA: Senate Republicans Give Billions to Corporations and the Wealthy, at the Expense of Working Families

Dec. 2, 2017 – Statement by CWA President Chris Shelton on the Republican tax plan passed by the U.S. Senate:

Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted to move ahead with their tax plan that hands over billions of dollars to corporations and the 1 percent at the expense of working and middle income families who will be stuck paying the bill. Continue reading “CWA: Senate Republicans Give Billions to Corporations and the Wealthy, at the Expense of Working Families”

A Breach: Government Tracking Phones Without a Warrant

Dec. 1, 2017 – Is it okay for the government to get information about your cell phone use without a warrant? Should the police be able to find out – without getting a warrant – who you talked to? Where you went?

That’s the question the Supreme Court grappled with on Nov. 29, when justices heard the case of Carpenter v. United States. Continue reading “A Breach: Government Tracking Phones Without a Warrant”

CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan

Nov. 30, 2017 – As the U.S. Senate approaches a vote on the disastrous GOP tax bill, CWA wants to make sure that the nation’s biggest employers actually give working families the average $4,000 wage increases the Trump administration claims will result from cutting the corporate tax rate.

Continue reading “CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan”

FCC Threatens Net Neutrality

Nov. 29, 2017 – Once again, the FCC is tampering with the rules that protect the First Amendment.

On Dec. 14, commissioners will vote to dismantle regulations that ensure equal access to the internet, Chairman Ajit Pai has announced. The rules, known as “net neutrality,” prevent internet companies from charging customers more to access some sites or slowing speeds to sites. Continue reading “FCC Threatens Net Neutrality”

CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan

Nov. 21, 2017 – The Communications Workers of America wants to make sure that the nation’s biggest employers actually give working families the average $4,000 wage increases that the Trump administration says will result from cutting the corporate tax rate. Continue reading “CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan”

Trial Gets Underway for Photojournalist Arrested at Inauguration Day Protest

NewsGuild Condemns Arrest; Case Sparks Debate Over First Amendment Rights

Nov. 21, 2017 – The trial of Alexei Wood, a photojournalist arrested at an Inauguration Day protest in Washington, DC, got underway on Nov. 20, sparking fierce debate over journalists’ rights to do their jobs without fear of arrest, as well as other First Amendment issues and matters of law. Continue reading “Trial Gets Underway for Photojournalist Arrested at Inauguration Day Protest”