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CWA’s Joint Convention/Legislative-Political Conference Opens July 26; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Address Delegates on

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Posted July 23, 2010

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Members of the Communications Workers of America will be in Washington, D.C., for CWA’s joint convention/legislative-political conference, July 26-July 29. Sessions will be held in the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

Monday highlights include remarks by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Mark Pearce, member, National Labor Relations Board.

Tuesday highlights include remarks by Ado Wilhelm and Kornelia Dubbel of ver.di, the German union working with CWA to support bargaining rights for workers at T-Mobile USA.

Wednesday highlights include remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (at 8 am) and Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP.

Times are approximate.

Monday, July 26
9:15 am CWA President Larry Cohen
2 pm (approx.) FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

Tuesday, July 27
9:30 am Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
10:30 am Representative Sander Levin (D-Mich.)
2 pm (approx.)Ado Wilhelm and Kornelia Dubbel, ver.di and TU

Wednesday, July 28
8 am House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
11 am Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Noon CWA Lobby Day on Capitol Hill

Thursday, July 29
Session for union members only, not open to media.

Note: Reporters planning to attend should contact Candice Johnson, CWA Communications, at 202-415-6566 and cjohnson@cwa-union.org. Reporters should present photo credentials for registration at the Washington Hilton. All sessions are open to the media with the exception of Thursday, which includes workshops and sessions for union members only.



CONTACT:

CWA Communications
Candice Johnson, 202-415-6566
cjohnson@cwa-union.org

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