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With just over two weeks to go before Election Day, we're phonebanking four days per week now:

While many voters will head to the polls in exactly two weeks on November 3rd, Early Voting and vote-by-mail have begun in many states throughout the country already, with millions of votes already cast - which means, in essence, that it’s not that Election Day is November 3rd; Election Day ends November 3rd.

Last week we made our public announcement of our endorsements for all levels of elected office on the ballot in New Jersey – from Presidential and federal legislative races down to the county and municipal levels. See the full list here.

Victory for National Domestic Violence Workers Alliance

On October 8th, CWA joined other labor unions and environmental groups to sue the federal government over its failure to provide adequate reusable respirators, N95 masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment to essential workers.

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday October 21) at 6:00 PM to rally the troops for Amy Kennedy for Congress (NJ-2)! Dust off those red shirts and put them on in SOLIDARITY as we push Amy Kennedy to the Finish Line. ALL of us were betrayed by the turncoat Jeff Van Drew. We need to send him packing. We need Amy Kennedy in Congress representing the working families in New Jersey!

After weeks of tough negotiations and a strong membership campaign, CWA NewsGuild members at The New Yorker won just cause, no exceptions on October 5, ending a 95-year era of at-will employment at The New Yorker. This victory demonstrates that solidarity wins out and in the union there is power! Congrats to NewsGuild of New York members on this hard-fought win.

Have you made your plan to vote? Make sure you understand the changes to voting procedures and make a plan to vote before Election Day on November 3. Click here to visit our 2020 Election Hub, with info on:

The 2020 General Election is less than two months away, and getting out the vote has never been more important!

If you have lost someone close to you or from your local to COVID, please share their name at https://nationalcovidremembrance.org/actions/wall-of-remembrance/ so that we can honor their memory as part of the Remembrance on October 4.

Were you affected by 9/11? The World Trade Center Health Program, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”), and other benefits programs can help.

In the New York Primary Election last week, CWA-endorsed candidates won big!

CWAers on Staten Island, NY mobilized (literally) this weekend to fight for racial justice! Members of CWA Locals 1102 and 1180 joined the Staten Island NAACP for the People’s Caravan of Conscience & Commitment to End Systemic Racism.

New Jersey Primary Election Day is coming up on July 7th! All New Jersey residents are eligible to vote by mail in this election - if you have not already applied, you must do you by TODAY, June 30th.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it’s more important than ever before to elect true pro-worker candidates to office to ensure that our voices are heard and our needs are met. Make sure you’re aware of election deadlines coming up and any changes to voting procedures in your state:

Amazing work last week by the CWA Local 1298 Equity Committee who put together and present a workshop on implicit bias - an incredibly important topic particularly at a time when many workers and companies are addressing racial bias throughout the country.

From poverty to policing practices to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in Black communities, as union members, we must fight to dismantle racism.

In the midst of city-wide advocacy to reform the NYPD and reduce it’s $6 billion per year budget by $1 billion, news reports recently emerged suggesting the City Council was considering moving TEAs and Supervisors out of the NYPD and into the Department of Transportation as part of cost-saving measures.

On June 18th, Clinical Engineering employees at Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY, won their union representation election to join CWA Local 1168.

New Jersey State Workers voted last week on a Job Security Agreement negotiated with Governor Murphy that District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor called "the best in the country."