Useful Resources:

• How to Research a Legislative Bill
  
  
• Committee on Political Education (COPE): supporting those who support UC employees
  
  

UC's Budget:

• Don't Use State Budget To Hold Our Raises Hostage
  
  
• Summary of State Budget Higher Education Funding
  
  
• Defending Diversity and Outreach at UC
  
  

CWA Federal Issues:

• Employee Free Choice Act | EFCA Resolutions
  
  
• Verizon Fact Sheet | Verizon Campaign | Free Choice for Verizon employees
  
  
• Health Care
  
  
• Speed Matters
  
  
• Trade Policy
  
  
• Protecting Funding for US Foreign Language Broadcast Services
  
  
• Retirement Security
  
  
• Stem Cell Research
  
  

CWA State Issues:

• High Staff Turnover
  
  

Health Care Issues:

• SB 840: Bringing a Modern Universal Health Care System to California (September, 2008)
  
  
• Resolution in Support of Single Payer Health Care (CWA Convention, July 2008)
  
  
• Labor Should Fight for Single-Payer Retirement, Health Care (Labor Notes Viewpoint)
  
  
• Labor's Principles for Healthcare Issues
  
  
• Healthcare Reform Proposals
  
  
• AFL-CIO Healthcare Campaign Kit
  
  
• Labor Should Fight for Single Payer
  
  

Information on Law Makers:

• California Senate
  
  
• California Assembly
  
  
• Finding your legislator
  
  

UPTE-CWA Fact Sheet:

• Require DOA/NNSA Contracts to Recognize Majority "Card Check" for Union Certification, as Allowed under NLRA
  
  
• GAO Audit To Investigate Diversion of Federal Grant Money for Staff Raises at the University of California: Quality Research and Education Threatened
  
  

Additional info:

• Senators play hardball over UC payout (Oakland Tribune, February 9, 2006)
  

For questions or comments please contact UPTE-CWA's Legislative & Political Chair Rodney Orr.