CWA Members Lobby Congress
03/16/09
Throughout the day on March 10, 16
CWA-ers from California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana,
Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maine walked the halls
of Congress to educate their Senators and Representatives
on the Employee Free Choice Act. Members listened to workers
telling their experiences of workplace intimidation or positive
organizing in private meetings, and heard why the Act was needed
to level the playing field for workers in the United States.
CWA President Larry Cohen described the importance of workers speaking to their representatives in Congress: “Workers’ stories expose the lies that the Chamber [of Commerce] and other business front groups have been spreading about Employee Free Choice.”
Thousands of other CWA members made their voices heard by sending messages thanking Employee Free Choice Act co-sponsors and encouraging those who have not yet co-sponsored the legislation to get on board. Additionally, CWA-ers in ten priority states have pledged to get at least 1% of their memberships to hand-write letters to their Senators. To find out if your Senators and Representative have co-sponsored and to send your own message visit http://www.freechoiceact.org/takeactioncwa.