For too long, corporate lobbyists and the politicians who do their bidding have rigged the rules against the rest of us, making it harder to pass the bills we need. That’s starting to change.
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Liz Watson, Executive Director of the CPC Center, said: “We are thrilled to voluntarily recognize the CPC Center Union's bargaining unit today. Unions are essential to workplace justice and to our democracy. We look forward to working together with the CPC Center Union to bargain toward a first contract.”
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Statement from Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center:
“We are mourning the loss of Rep. John Lewis and our thoughts go out to his family, his staff and all those who knew him. We all live in a better country because of his bravery, his unwavering fight for justice and his lifetime of service to the cause of freedom.
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If we do not want to find ourselves in a similar moment of pain and anger one, two or five years from now, again marching to protest another senseless death, we need to continue to show up. But as a nation, we also need to take a moment to listen.
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The only way that Congress can safely do its job right now is by protecting itself. It’s time for Congress to lead by example and do what is being asked of many of us. Stay home. Work from home. Vote from home.
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In a pair of letters organized by the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, more than 100 economists urged Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to increase relief for workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our policy choices now can and should prevent the permanent economic scarring and lifelong health consequences of unemployment, which could affect three in ten Americans over the course of this crisis. We need a clear federal response: a paycheck guarantee.
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Unemployment claims in the past three weeks have totaled nearly 17 million. If businesses keep laying off workers at anywhere near this pace, we could see more than twice as many people unemployed by summer. This would be catastrophic for our communities and our economy.
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With the coronavirus still raging, unemployment soaring, and far too many essential workers forced to risk their lives without proper protective gear or sufficient pay, it’s clear we need a coronavirus response package that puts people first — and Senator Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that.
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Our executive director, Liz Watson, appeared on a recent episode of Ploughshares Fund's Press the Button podcast talking progressivism in the age of pandemics.
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