COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA for COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H, J. Res. 38. Removing the deadline for ratification of the ERA amendment: eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Contract negotiations at AT&T and American Airlines, Envoy and Piedmont subsidiary Contract negotiations at Air Wisconsin and HAL section 6 negotiations Contract negotiations/Tentative Agreement at Endeavor Issues around Maximus regarding wage theft and misclassifications of workers Issues around consolidation and outsourcing in the US domestic airline industry: holding legacy carriers accountable for wages/working conditions at contracted regional carriers. H.R.2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019: To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes. H.R.1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act: bans companies from requiring workers and consumers to resolve legal disputes in private arbitration

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1423 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues around USMCA negotiations Labor advisory committee H.R.3624, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of domestic and foreign employees of certain public companies, and for other purposes.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3624 (116th)

Banking BAN

Issues around Santander and Well Fargo's treatment of employees: creation of a Bank Worker Bill of Rights Issues around bank call center offshoring Issues around AT&T and Elliott Management H.R.3355/S.915, Reward Work Act: legislation that would reverse the 1982 SEC ruling and would ban from buying back their stock in the open market H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2155 (116th), H.R. 3848 (116th), H.R. 3355 (116th), S. 915 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1711/S.780, 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.748/S.684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019: legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. H.R.2923/S.1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act: To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility. Issue around the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 - investigating how are corporations spending their money saved from the tax cuts

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 780 (116th), H.R. 2923 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 1711 (116th), S. 1587 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R.3219/S.1792, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019: To require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center or contract call center work overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes. H.R.1359, Digital GAP Act: To promote Internet access in developing countries and update foreign policy toward the Internet, and for other purposes. Issues around the introduction of a bill involving rural broadband Sprint-TMobile Merger

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3219 (116th), H.R. 1359 (116th), S. 1792 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 582/S.150, Raise the Wage Act: legislation to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 582 (116th), S. 150 (116th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Implementing the FAA Reauthorization of 2018 H.R. 302: legislation to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety certification processes, and for other purposes. H.R. 1108, Keep FAA Funding Stability Act of 2019: legislation to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 2208/S. 1112, Air Quality Act of 2019- To improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. H.R. 3632, Fair and Open Skies Act - To ensure that authorizations issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes. FAA Certification Process Review of aircraft EMK contents - adding Naloxone and Epinephrine auto injectors on aircraft Middle East Carrier - Open Skies treaty enforcement (Air Italy) Issues around FAA regulation of 737 max and grounding of 737 max aircraft Aircraft lavatory size and accessibility Remembering 9-11: vigilance for aircraft security, FA training, secondary barriers Specifically reached out to the GAO on: Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Ebola outbreak in the DRC and aviation industry preparedness Guidance for service and emotional support animals on aircraft

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 1112 (116th), H.R. 3632 (116th), H.R. 2208 (116th), H.R. 1108 (116th), H.R. 302 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Opposing the nomination of Eugene Scalia as Department of Labor Secretary

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Immigration IMM

Actions to support keeping families together, children safe, and opposition of ice raids spreading panic and fear in our communities

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES