More than 400 CWA members attended the 2008 Legislative Conference which focused on the union's four major goals: passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, affordable health care, jobs and fair trade policies, and retirement security. Delegates heard from presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, visited lawmakers' offices on Capitol Hill and discussed top legislative priorities. http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/DSC01532/294739375_hWqtx-Ti.jpg http://cwa.smugmug.com/gallery/4930508_rvw86/ 2008-05-13T04:04:57Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA members from Illinois visit the office of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to urge him to support CWA's four major legislative goals.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294739375_hWqtx" title="CWA members from Illinois visit the office of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to urge him to support CWA's four major legislative goals."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/DSC01532/294739375_hWqtx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA members from Illinois visit the office of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to urge him to support CWA's four major legislative goals." title="CWA members from Illinois visit the office of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to urge him to support CWA's four major legislative goals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:05:38Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/DSC01532/294739375_hWqtx-Th.jpg 2008-04-08 12:18:35 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />Democratic National Party chair Howard Dean said his party was dedicated to passing the Employee Free Choice Act, affordable health care, jobs and fair trade, and retirement security.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294739363_sFkef" title="Democratic National Party chair Howard Dean said his party was dedicated to passing the Employee Free Choice Act, affordable health care, jobs and fair trade, and retirement security."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D1013133992/294739363_sFkef-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Democratic National Party chair Howard Dean said his party was dedicated to passing the Employee Free Choice Act, affordable health care, jobs and fair trade, and retirement security." title="Democratic National Party chair Howard Dean said his party was dedicated to passing the Employee Free Choice Act, affordable health care, jobs and fair trade, and retirement security." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:05:18Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D1013133992/294739363_sFkef-Th.jpg 2008-04-09 07:37:53 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />Presidential Candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294739350_TM5dG" title="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A3708/294739350_TM5dG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference." title="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:04:16Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A3708/294739350_TM5dG-Th.jpg 2008-04-08 08:08:14 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />Presidential Candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294739031_PPcqS" title="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A3489/294739031_PPcqS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference." title="Presidential Candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), addressed delegates to CWA's 2008 Legislative Conference." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:06:44Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A3489/294739031_PPcqS-Th.jpg 2008-04-08 07:19:15 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA members from West Virginia visit the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, uring the lawmaker to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and the union's major legislative policy goa ...</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738896_Rc6CC" title="CWA members from West Virginia visit the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, uring the lawmaker to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and the union's major legislative policy goa ..."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A0258/294738896_Rc6CC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA members from West Virginia visit the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, uring the lawmaker to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and the union's major legislative policy goa ..." title="CWA members from West Virginia visit the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, uring the lawmaker to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and the union's major legislative policy goa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:05:13Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101312A0258/294738896_Rc6CC-Th.jpg 2008-04-08 11:48:49 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA members from Indiana visited the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Andre Carson, center, to urge passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and CWA's major legislative policy goals.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738860_JpbWn" title="CWA members from Indiana visited the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Andre Carson, center, to urge passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and CWA's major legislative policy goals."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311P0036/294738860_JpbWn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA members from Indiana visited the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Andre Carson, center, to urge passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and CWA's major legislative policy goals." title="CWA members from Indiana visited the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Andre Carson, center, to urge passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and CWA's major legislative policy goals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:00:53Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311P0036/294738860_JpbWn-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 13:47:23 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling called this fall's elections "the greatest election opportunity of our lifetime," citing CWA's mission "to build a political movement to restore ba ...</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738643_ieZie" title="CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling called this fall's elections "the greatest election opportunity of our lifetime," citing CWA's mission "to build a political movement to restore ba ..."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A3193/294738643_ieZie-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling called this fall's elections "the greatest election opportunity of our lifetime," citing CWA's mission "to build a political movement to restore ba ..." title="CWA Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling called this fall's elections "the greatest election opportunity of our lifetime," citing CWA's mission "to build a political movement to restore ba ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:12:44Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A3193/294738643_ieZie-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:59:30 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />President Larry Cohen urged CWA Locals to commit to getting 10 percent of their members to sign pledge cards supporting the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. For labor as a whole, the ...</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738588_zhrgj" title="President Larry Cohen urged CWA Locals to commit to getting 10 percent of their members to sign pledge cards supporting the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. For labor as a whole, the ..."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A3144/294738588_zhrgj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="President Larry Cohen urged CWA Locals to commit to getting 10 percent of their members to sign pledge cards supporting the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. For labor as a whole, the ..." title="President Larry Cohen urged CWA Locals to commit to getting 10 percent of their members to sign pledge cards supporting the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. For labor as a whole, the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T02:59:25Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A3144/294738588_zhrgj-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:45:09 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach said the major key to achieving CWA's four legislative goals (pictured behind Rechenbach) is getting a pro-labor, pro-worker President elected in ...</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738515_ETJmk" title="CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach said the major key to achieving CWA's four legislative goals (pictured behind Rechenbach) is getting a pro-labor, pro-worker President elected in ..."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A2959/294738515_ETJmk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach said the major key to achieving CWA's four legislative goals (pictured behind Rechenbach) is getting a pro-labor, pro-worker President elected in ..." title="CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach said the major key to achieving CWA's four legislative goals (pictured behind Rechenbach) is getting a pro-labor, pro-worker President elected in ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:00:20Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A2959/294738515_ETJmk-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:05:51 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738248_JhERv" title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1829/294738248_JhERv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:07:29Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1829/294738248_JhERv-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:17:38 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA President Larry Cohen points out the four major program goals for the union -- 1. Passing the Employee Free Choice Act, 2. Making health care affordable, 3. Creating jobs and fair trade ...</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738186_mQgpZ" title="CWA President Larry Cohen points out the four major program goals for the union -- 1. Passing the Employee Free Choice Act, 2. Making health care affordable, 3. Creating jobs and fair trade ..."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1803/294738186_mQgpZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA President Larry Cohen points out the four major program goals for the union -- 1. Passing the Employee Free Choice Act, 2. Making health care affordable, 3. Creating jobs and fair trade ..." title="CWA President Larry Cohen points out the four major program goals for the union -- 1. Passing the Employee Free Choice Act, 2. Making health care affordable, 3. Creating jobs and fair trade ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:04:29Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1803/294738186_mQgpZ-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:25:58 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294738075_CBdxq" title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1771/294738075_CBdxq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:03:38Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1771/294738075_CBdxq-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:16:39 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294737783_W9XjW" title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1754/294737783_W9XjW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:10:13Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1754/294737783_W9XjW-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:13:36 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President.</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294737782_uUz37" title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1758/294737782_uUz37-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." title="More than 400 delegates attended CWA's 2008 Legislative conference, focusing on passing the Employee Free Choice Act and electing a labor- and worker-friendly Congress and President." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:06:16Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/D101311A1758/294737782_uUz37-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 08:14:16 <p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com">cwa</a><br />CWA local union activists from California took their message of passing the Employee Free Choice Act to the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).</p><p><a href="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/4930508_rvw86#294737699_UaFFM" title="CWA local union activists from California took their message of passing the Employee Free Choice Act to the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)."><img src="http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/JanelleCap-HilBoxer-etc015/294737699_UaFFM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="CWA local union activists from California took their message of passing the Employee Free Choice Act to the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)." title="CWA local union activists from California took their message of passing the Employee Free Choice Act to the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T03:03:28Z cwa http://cwa.smugmug.com http://cwa.smugmug.com/The-Source/Photos/2008-Legislative-Conference/JanelleCap-HilBoxer-etc015/294737699_UaFFM-Th.jpg 2008-04-09 14:43:07