CWA Members Hold Rally With Tim Ryan To Pass the PRO Act

Last week, CWA District 4 and IUE-CWA members in Dayton organized a national call-in day and held a rally in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. IUE-CWA President Carl Kennebrew and Ohio labor-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Tim Ryan were leading the call to pass the bill.

"America's not here without labor. Dayton, Ohio, is not here without labor. It is ridiculous that we have to beg the very people we put in office to protect our rights to organize, bargain, and strike. We're tired of asking. We're tired of begging. We're demanding – we need a vote now. We need a vote on the PRO Act so we can see who is really on our side. Not in a speech, not in a campaign ad, but when it's time to vote, we want to know who is really with us," said President Kennebrew.

Congressman Ryan added, "We need to bring back the value of respect: respecting workers, respecting each other, and respecting the jobs that Ohioans do every single day. That means putting workers first and passing the PRO Act."

Officers and union members of the Dayton-Miami Valley Labor Council also attended to lend support to the rally to pass the PRO Act.

Additionally, CWA members from across the country participated in a national call-in day urging all Senators to support the PRO Act and pressure leadership for a vote this summer.