COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA for COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NAFTA renegotiations, labor advisory committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 515/H.R. 1300, US Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act: legislation to help save US call center jobs. Concerns with Sinclair-Tribune merger Net Neutrality CRA

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1300 (115th), S. 515 (115th)

Banking BAN

Issues around Santander bank and treatment of employees Issues around Bank Call Center Offshoring S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: legislation that would remove Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulations

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2155 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2150, Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act: legislation that ensures that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards H.R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: legislation aimed to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities Secondary cockpit barriers H.R. 911/S. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers Assessment of Mobile Broadband Wireless Systems on Commercial Airplanes Prohibition of voice calls on planes TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 911 (115th), H.R. 2150 (115th), H.R. 911 (115th), H.R. 3735 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 399/S. 82, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act: legislation to close the CEO Bonus loophole H.R. 1144/S. 805, Inclusive Prosperity Financial Transaction Tax: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading H.R. 2306: Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading H.R. 2295/S. 1020, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017: legislation to close the carried interest loophole H.R. 5108/ S. 2459, No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act: legislation to end tax incentives for companies to move money and jobs offshore and encourage creation of jobs in America S.2605, Reward Work Act: legislation that would reverse the 1982 SEC ruling and would ban companies from buying back their stock on the open market.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2459 (115th), S. 2605 (115th), H.R. 1144 (115th), S. 805 (115th), S. 1020 (115th), H.R. 399 (115th), H.R. 2306 (115th), H.R. 5108 (115th), S. 82 (115th), H.R. 2295 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (FAA) H.R. 2997, 21st Century AIRR Act: legislation that reauthorizes and modifies FAA programs S. 1405, Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation that reauthorizes and modifies FAA programs Contaminated aircraft air S. 1626, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2017: legislation to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. Stopping Sexual Assault on Aircraft S. 1605, Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017: legislation to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation Transportation of pets, service animals and emotional support animals on planes H.R. 5315, PETS Act: legislation to enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes. S. 2556, Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act: enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplane Ancillary fees to aviation passengers Aircraft cabin configuration and evacuation studies S. 1418, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights: legislation to establish protections for passengers in air transportation S. 596, SEAT Act of 2017: legislation to prescribe regulations establishing minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft H.R. 2235, SAFE SEAT Act: legislation to improve air travel for passengers 10 hour rest for flight attendants and FRMP Flight Attendant Fatigue Passenger Service Agent Assault Safe transportation of lithium batteries Use of commercial aviation to transport immigrant children from families Ambient noise in aircraft cabins Mechanical disinsection Mom nursing areas in airports Prohibition of voice calls on planes Enforcement of open skies agreements/cabotage Adding labor protections to air service agreements Middle east carrier subsidies Middle East Open Skies violations TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training, Promoting women in Aviation Trade agreements TTIP, NAFTA Temperature Standards on Planes Essential Air Service DCA perimeter rule Banning electronic cigarette smoking on planes Stop Human Trafficking

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 2556 (115th), S. 1605 (115th), H.R. 2235 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1418 (115th), S. 1626 (115th), S. 596 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 5315 (115th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017: legislation to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1615 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 63/H.R.986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017: legislation that would deny hundreds of thousands of US workers their NLRA rights S.140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund: legislation that would deny hundreds of thousands of US workers their NLRA rights AT&T mobility contract negotiations American Airline subsides, Envoy and Piedmont contract negotiations Issues around GDIT regarding wage theft and classification of workers

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 140 (115th), S. 63 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th)