CWAers Tell Senators Give Me 5 NLRB Members

CWA activists and allies -- all part of the Fix the Senate Now campaign -- turned up the heat in a week of action spotlighting the need to have all five nominations to the National Labor Relations Board confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

A coalition-led petition drive, involving 17 organizations, produced more than 140,000 signatures that were sent to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and top Democratic leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

The petition says: “We call on you, and all the members of the Senate, to restore fairness and honor to the nomination and confirmation process for executive and judicial nominations, and use the rules of the Senate in a constructive way that fulfills both your constitutional responsibilities and the needs of the American people in these challenging times. Or to reform those rules if a determined minority remains adamant in maintaining a veto over everything that conflicts with their radical philosophy.”

CWA’s online petition to “Give Us Five NLRB Members” has nearly 20,000 signatures and is growing fast. Sign it at http://www.giveus5NLRB.org.

Also new this week: CWA’s GiveUs5 Facebook page and a new Protect Free Speech Online Facebook page.

CWAers and allies met with Senators and staff in home districts during this recess week. Meetings were held with the offices of Senators Reid, Robert Portman (R-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and others.

To tell your senator that you want fully-functioning, five-member NLRB dial 1-888-717-0911 or visit www.nlrbcall.org.