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Thanks for visiting the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
CLUW is the national women's organization within the
labor movement. Our members are on the frontline, empowering
working women to become leaders in their unions and
encouraging them to make a difference on the job and,
most importantly, in their own lives. Our values are
simple: Solidarity, involvement, dignity and justice.
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Both nationally and through our chapters, CLUW has been
busy lobbying the government, educating the public and
rallying our sisters and brothers in the workforce over
such issues as equal pay, Social Security protection
and the Employee Free Choice Act. We have built partnerships
with other constituency and community groups through
town hall meetings held throughout the country. We have
participated in GOTV activities. We have rallied for
a peaceful solution to the war in Iraq. We have worked to protect
women's health through our Cervical Cancer Prevention
Works project and have educated our union brothers and
sisters about the need for contraceptive equity.
We will continue to fight for the original
goals we established back in 1974: promoting affirmative
action in the workplace; strengthening the role of women
in unions; organizing unorganized women; and increasing
the involvement of women in the political and legislative
process.
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2008 AFL-CIO fact
sheet from the Department for Professional Employees shows financial value of union membership. |
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Pay inequity: Women earn 77%
of what men earn.
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AFL-CIO
Facts about Working Women |
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Contraceptive Equity Project |
 The Berger-Marks Foundation's mission is to bring the benefits of unionism to working women and provide resources, training, and financial assistance to women organizers. Its website offers the latest news – updated regularly – including tips, tactics, legal issues, events, a multitude of resources, and effective strategies women organizers use. Grants are available to support organizing efforts and related activities. |
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Get out the Working Women vote!
 Join CLUW's Count to 5! campaign to reach out to as many working women as possible before election day to make sure they learn about the 5 issues that we feel are important to working women: economic security; health care; education; Social Security and retirement; and an end to the war. We want to make sure that working women vote in the November 4 general election so their voices on these issues will be heard.
>> Find out what YOU CAN DO!
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SAVE THE DATE!
CLUW National Executive Board
Meeting
Sept. 11-13 in St. Louis
featuring "CLUW in the Labor Community" Conference and GOTV Activity on Saturday, Sept. 13
INFORMATION and PRE-REGISTRATION |
 "The Economy is Broke!
Together We Can Fix It"
At June National Executive Board meeting CLUW launches major push for voters to make their concerns known on Nov. 4.
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your state's voter registration application now!
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CLUW supports bills to help working families
The Family Leave Insurance Act (H.R. 5873), introduced by Reps. Stark, Maloney, Miller and Woolsey, would provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, tiered based on employee wages, funded by small employee and employer premiums paid into an insurance system.
>> Download letter of support (doc)
The Family Fairness Act (H.R. 6029), introduced by Rep. Baldwin, would amend the FMLA to cover all part-time workers by removing the requirement that employees work 1250 hours in the year preceding their leave to be eligible.
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Ask
A Working Women survey results!
The economy is driving women to work more, rest less, finds 6th Working America/AFL-CIO Ask a Working Woman Survey. |
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Find out about CLUW's
program to prevent cervical cancer, Cervical
Cancer Prevention Works
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article for
magazines, web:
Preventing Cervical Cancer:
Two Union Women Take Action
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CLUW is proud to join with the
Sister Study by encouraging our members to participate
in the study and to learn more about the
causes of breast cancer. The Sister Study is the
only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose
sister had breast cancer. It is a national study
to learn how environment and genes affect the
chances of getting breast cancer.
>> Learn more: www.sisterstudy.org
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CLUW's Barbara Barnes, who lost
her sister to breast cancer, is participating
in the Sister Study. Read
her story. |
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