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Headquarters5013rd Sreel N.W.Washinglon,D.C.20001-2797Phone:(202)434-1100  \nAddress changes:  \nInquiries or correchions for CWA News  \nsubscniolions shouid be addressed to  \nCWA Membership Dues Dept.  \nE-Malt:subscribe@cwa-union.ong  \nProduced by  \nCWA Communications Department  \nDlrector/ExecutiveEdlfor  \nCandice MJohnsan  \nEditorial Specialist Aicia Nestor  \nTechnical Specialist Sarah Spin  \nLarry Cohen,CWA President  \nThe outlook for bargainingrights in the U.S.and ourability to maintain ourcurrent standard of living,let aloneimprove it,is as hard as it's ever been.This issue of the CWA News looks atwhat we need to do to turn that around.It's not one thing.It is several pieceswe need at the same time to build amovement for real change.  \nToday,just 6.6 percent of privatesector workers have union represen-tation.When CWA formed in 1948,ncarly 35 pcrcent of private sectorworkers had bargaining rights.Tenmillion onganized in the prior 10 yearsthat's the kind of movemcnt we ncedto build again.It wasn't just workersstrikcs and other campaigns were.Itwasn't just community organizing,aseffective campaigns reached out toimmigrant and other communitics.  \nCWA News /ISSN 0007-9227)is published quarleryJanfeb·March,AprilMaycune,julyAugSept,and OctNowDec by Communications Workersof America,5013nd Sret.N.W,Washington,  \nD.C.20001-2797.Periocical Postage Paid atWashington,D.C.and aodolional mailing ofioesPosmaster:Send addresscharges to CWA News,5013rd Sreet.M.W.Washinglon,D.C20001-2797.  \nPrinted by Kely Press.Cheverly,Md.  \nCWA Executive BoardPresldent Lamy CohenI Secretary-Treasurer Amnie H留E Vice Presi-dents Distnict 1,Chrislooher M.Shlon Distvicl  \n2.13,Edward Mooney Distnct 3,Jucdy DernisIDistnict 4,LindaHinlont Distnicl 6.ClauceCummings Districd 7.Mary Taylor District  \n9.Laura Reynokos Telecommnicalions andTechnologies,BW BatesI Publi,Hath Care andEducalion Workers,Brooks Sunkelt Broadcastand Cable Television Workers,Jim Joyce i TheNewspaper Guilo-CWA,Bemie Lunzer UE-CWA Inoustrial Division,„Jim ClarkAssocialionof FiglMt Atendants-CWA,Sara Nelson=PPMWSExecutive Oficer Dan Wasser AILarge BoardMembers:Maclelym Elder,Neslor Solo,CarolymWade,Greg Wynn=Direclor TNG-SCA CanadaManin OHanion  \nAnd it certainly wasn't just the New Dcal or the NationalLaborRelations Act.It wasa combination ofall those things,building amass movement in workplaces,communi-ties,and politically,that brought workers'rights to two generations ofAmericans.  \n# What happened next?\n\nAs early as the 1940s,corporationsstarting running anti-union campaigns.We've had 70 ycars of \"corporations arepeople,\"with companies pushing to exer-cise their\"right to free speech\"throughcaptive audience meetings,workplaceintimidation and harassment of unionsupporters.Now,in 2014,it's harder thanever for workers whowant a union in theirworkplace.It'snot that workers don'tknowabout bargaining rights,or that we haven'tbeen working hard enough.It's that mostcorporate management is determined toblock progress for working pcople,and wewon't change this by ourselves.  \nLook at T-Mobile USA.In Germa-ny,the company recognizes the unionand practices participatory management.Here,the company runs a national cam-paign of suppression of workers'rights.T-Mobile's practices are so bad that theNational Labor Relations Board took  \nPUTTING THE PIECES logether  \nUnion Confederation now rates the U.S.a“4”(out of 5)below 78 other nations incomparing workers'rights.US.managementcxports our jobs,not our products and ser-vices,and cuts our living standard as theymaximize profits.And allthe policy papersandpolicypositions won't change anythingf we don't build a democratic movementwith the power to stop them and moveforward ona new populist agenda.  \nthe extraordinary step of consolidatingthe complaints against T-Mobile,so thatthere can be coordinated prosecution.TheNLRB docsn'tdo this lightly;only 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