COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA for COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
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
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN SCHEMBS | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
NAFTA renegotiations, labor advisory committee
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| DANIEL MAUER New | Legislative Director, Rep. George Miller |
| STEPHEN SCHEMBS | — |
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
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| ELENA LOPEZ New | — |
| DANIEL MAUER | — |
| STEPHEN SCHEMBS | — |
Banking BAN
Issues around Santander bank and treatment of employees Issues around Bank Call Center Offshoring Issues around bank deregulation: H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017: To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI designation process H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017: to reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process, the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test process H.R. 4790, to amend the Volcker rule to give the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System sole rulemaking authority, to exclude community banks from the requirements of the Volcker rule S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: legislation that would remove Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulations
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| ELENA LOPEZ New | — |
| DANIEL MAUER | — |
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 H.R. 6096/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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| ELENA LOPEZ New | — |
| DANIEL MAUER | — |
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 Concerns with T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Net Neutrality CRA
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| ELENA LOPEZ New | — |
| DANIEL MAUER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.J. Res. 2, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| ELENA LOPEZ | — |
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 H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation to reauthorize the FAA 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 H.R. 5857, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: legislation to protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment 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 S. 2738, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training. 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 S. 2935, Transportation Workforce Recovery and Retention Act: legislation to support the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) program for flight crewmembers and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) for flight attendant 10 hour rest for flight attendants and FRMP Flight Attendant Fatigue Passenger Service Agent Assault Toxic Chemicals in Flight Attendant Uniforms 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
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANE LARSON | — |
| STEPHEN SCHEMBS | — |
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