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What’s New at 9000:
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CWA
protesters met Ivan the Rat outside Verizon’s Pomona office at 280
Locust Ave, in Pomona on Thursday, February 25.
“Ivan the Rat”, named after Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, is
making the rounds of Verizon locations throughout the state and CWA
members are there to let the public know why. (more
photos) This
time, the rally was called in response to more announced job cuts at the
Pomona office and the movement of work out of state.
We’re
not asking for more than our fair share.
We won’t settle for rat cheese!
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The LaborFamilyNews
is an excellent source of information for working families.
It is the newsletter of the Labor
Project for Working Families.
The Labor Project partners with unions to advocate for family
friendly workplaces because no one should have to choose between work and
family. Like CWA, the Labor
Project envisions a world in which all workers have time and resources to
care for themselves and their families. Founded in 1992,
the Labor Project is a national non-profit organization that educates and
empowers unions to organize, bargain and advocate for family friendly
workplaces. We build broad based coalitions that unite labor, community
and advocacy groups to advance policies that put families first. CWA 9000 is proud
to support the Labor Project for Working Families. __________________________________________________________________________________________
In November 2008
Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution, taking the right to
marry away from same-sex couples. This
injustice should never have come to pass. Now it's time to
repeal Prop 8 and restore equality. In
order to do that, a new initiative is required.
To place the initiative on the November 2010 ballot it will take
one million California voters to sign the official petition. Unfortunately,
voters can’t sign online or by email - every signature must be gathered
the old fashioned way: with pen and paper. CWA
9000 volunteers have joined with thousands of others from across the state
to begin the signature gathering process.
We are asking you to join us.
Under state law we are given only a few months to gather the
required one million signatures, and we need your help to make it happen. Our deadline is April 5, 2010 but we must start now! Everything you need
to do your part is right here. Click
on these links to read answers to Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ’s) .
Download and print the petition
form. Join or create signature-gathering teams of your own
or contact the Local
to meet up with other CWA members for equal rights. Sign for Equality
is making history. Be a part of it. Then,
on November 3, 2010 we'll wake up to equality in California once again. _________________________________________________________________________________________
If you haven’t
made a contribution, here is a great way to stretch you donation even
further. The AFL-CIO’s
Union Plus provides consumer benefits to members and retirees of
participating unions. As a commitment to help union members in Haiti,
Union Plus has offered to match individual donations to the Solidarity
Center’s Earthquake
Relief for Haitian Workers Fund dollar-for-dollar, made for any amount,
either by credit card or by check. Donors need not be Union Plus members.
The offer will stand until we reach $100,000 in donations. Donations are
already being put to use in the ravaged capital. Delegations from
Dominican unions have traveled to Port-au-Prince with truckloads of
bottled water, non-perishable food, first aid products, re-hydration
liquids, and other needed supplies. Many union halls withstood the quake
and are now being used as distribution centers, shelters, and clinics for
hundreds of workers and their families. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Come join the fun! The 2nd
annual Women’s Empowerment conference and breakfast will be held on
Saturday March 27, 2010 from 8:30am till 11:30am at the local office. A
variety of interesting subjects will be discussed. Please call 323
931-9000 or email us at Info@CWA9000.org,
space is limited and RSVP are required. To
download our flyer click here. _________________________________________________________________________________________
Mark
Your Calendar! Our
March
general membership meeting has been moved up one week and will
now take place on March
2, 2010 at 6:30p.m.
This
change is due to the fact that our Executive Officers will be away on CWA
business on our regular second Tuesday schedule.
Please
join us.
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