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CLUW Sisters and Brothers,

This is a reminder that the deadline for registering for CLUW’s teleconference is by no later than 4 PM ET TODAY REGISTER HERE. For those who register you will receive a call at the telephone number you provided on the registration form to connect you to the call, so please make sure you have access to your phone by 7 PM ET tonight.

To recap: CLUW is having a town hall teleconference today, Monday 9/22 at 7 PM ET on voter registration with a representative from the League of Women Voters. There will be an opportunity for Q and A.

THIS IS CLUW’S FIRST BIG PUSH FOR THIS ELECTION AND OUR FIRST EFFORT AT THIS TYPE OF TELECONFERENCE CALL.  IT IS CRIT8ICAL THAT ALL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE.  THE INFORMATION YOU WILL OBTAIN WILL HELP CLUW REACH OUR GOAL OF REGISTERING 1,000 NEW MEMBERS.

Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day!!

Pasted below is the link to the story on our web page which will provide you with additional information.

http://www.cluw.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=446076

Please share this information with friends, family and co-workers and urge them to register.

Thank you.  We look forward to your participation.

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A few of my memories from an amazing trip!! #DreamTrip #PuntaCana #HardRockResort #ysbh

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Are there any products Shaq DOESN'T endorse? #Cha-ching #TalkAboutMultipleStreamsOfIncome

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"CLUW Members and Friends:

At its recent meeting, the National Officers Council of the Coalition of Labor Union Women adopted a resolution condemning the atrocity against nearly 300 school girls in Nigeria. The resolution stated in part that “everyone has the right to dignity and respect and every child has the right to education and to grow up in a safe environment. All these rights were violated by the group, Boko Haram, when they kidnapped the girls; some escaped and now 276 remain captive.”

CLUW calls for the immediate and safe return of the girls to their families and encourages its chapters and members to emphasize the importance of global solidarity within their unions and communities. Members and allies are urged to sign the White House petition calling on the Obama administration to work with the UN and the Nigerian government to bring home the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/work-un-and-nigerian-government-bring-home-girls-kidnapped-boko-haram/fFcLj7s2 and to support the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign, which can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bringbackourgirls.

Finally members are asked to post a solidarity photo on Amnesty International’s tumblr site here: http://bringbackourgirls.tumblr.com/

A full copy of the National Officers Council resolution is attached.

Please circulate this information widely.

Thank you.

Carol S. Rosenblatt Executive Director Coalition of Labor Union Women 202-508-6951 [email protected] www.cluw.org”

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CLUW receives $12K grant from Berger Marks Foundation

The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Receives $12,000 Grant from The Berger Marks Foundation to Train Young Women to Become Future Union Leaders

CLUW is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded an educational and training grant which enables us to bring 10 young women (35 years old and younger) to CLUW’s 3 day Women’s Leadership Skills Conference taking place in Chicago from March 27-29. At the same time we will be recognizing our 40th Anniversary  by “Celebrating Our Past…Securing Our Future,”  CLUW National President Connie Leak remarked that,  “We are very appreciative of the generosity of The Berger-Marks Foundation and  look forward to the excitement that these young women will bring to our event.  We will arm them with many of the tools they need to become leaders within the labor movement because we know young women are the wave of the future and CLUW will do everything we can to support them on this path.”

CLUW will be supplementing the grant funds by paying for each successful candidate’s registration fee.

The conference will include 4 tracks – 6 hours each offering an in depth educational experience in the areas of Public Speaking, Political and Legislative Action, Community Engagement/Partnerships and Leadership..

In addition 14 two hour workshops will be offered covering a wide variety of subjects.

We are very pleased and excited to make available three workshops that are inspired by and will use Berger-Marks’ reports. These workshops are “What Grants Are Available to Unions, CLUW Chapters and Suggestions for Applying;” “I Know I Can Do This Work: Seven Strategies That Promote Women’s Activism & Leadership in Unions;” and “Mentoring 101.”  The Berger-Marks Foundation will be covering expenses for the trainers for these workshops.

Other workshops are: Learn to Negotiate Anything; Domestic Violence; Getting Breast Cancer Out of Work; Reproductive Justice; Voter Suppression; Human Dignity, International Treaties and Women’s Rights; Combating Racism, Homophobia and Sexism; Social Media; Growing CLUW and Discrimination and Harassment on the Job: An EEOC Primer. We also are particularly pleased that the AFL-CIO will be introducing their new Common Sense Economics for Women program at CLUW’s training.

CLUW was a recipient in November 2012 of a Berger-Marks grant to fund 10 young women to a 4 day leadership conference that was very well attended and inspiring to those that were able to be there. We expect the 2014 experience to top that!

Applications are being accepted now.  The deadline for online applications is February 24th.  Decisions will be made by February. 28th.

You can find an online application here:

http://www.cluw.org/?zone=/unionactive/private_view_page.cfm&page=Educational20Conference20Scholarship.

Thank you.

Carol S. Rosenblatt

Executive Director

Coalition of Labor Union Women

815 16th St. NW 2nd floor south

Washington, DC 20006

phone: [phone]

fax: [phone]

www.cluw.org

[email protected]

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1-1-2014. The first day of this new year was pretty good, and I hope the rest of its days are as well. Cheers!!!

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Last selfies of #2013.

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Happy New Year!!!

12-31-2013. The last day in an unforgettable year for many reasons. May 2014 be filled with source connection & fulfillment of all desires.

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Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela

Thank you Nelson Mandela for your example of persistence and change. May you rest in eternal peace.

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Message from CLUW on the Fair Minimum Wage Act

From CLUW

For the past four years, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at just $7.25 per hour – a poverty-level wage that leaves millions of workers unable to afford the basics.

In the coming weeks, the Senate is expected to vote on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and index it to rise with the cost of living.

Call your Senators at 888-705-5182 and tell them to vote YES on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013.

30 million low-paid workers would get a much-needed raise if the minimum wage were increased to $10.10 per hour. And with higher wages, more Americans will be able to afford food, housing, and other necessities – generating more consumer spending that will benefit local businesses and support economic growth.

Importantly, the Fair Minimum Wage Act would also raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, which has remained stuck at just $2.13 per hour for the past 20 years. With women making up 70 percent of tipped workers, it’s critical to raise the tipped minimum wage to promote pay fairness as well as economic security for this growing workforce.

Our economy cannot afford another year of poverty-level wages. Call your Senators at 888-705-5182 and tell them to vote YES on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013.

A tweetchat—using the hashtag #RaiseTheWage—is scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday 11/20. Follow along!

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Sample tweets for you to send:

4 years without a raise is 3 too many. CALL 888-705-5182 & tell your Senators to vote YES on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 #RaiseTheWage<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RaiseTheWage>

Tipped workers stuck at $2.13/hr for 22 years. CALL 888-705-5182 & tell your Senators to vote YES on the Fair Minimum Wage Act #RaiseTheWage https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RaiseTheWage

80% of Americans support raising the min wage to $10.10. Time for Congress to act. #TimeFor1010 #RaiseTheWage http://bit.ly/1dUIQb8

74% of Americans say #RaiseTheWage a top priority for Congress over the next year. #TimeFor1010 http://bit.ly/1dUIQb8

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Vote on ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) Senate Vote Today

From the Coalition of Labor Union Women:

We are so close!

Right now, there's no federal law that explicitly protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans from being FIRED because of who they are or who they love. But now's our chance to change that.

Today, the Senate is voting on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And every vote counts! We urge you to pick up the phone right now and call your Senators.

Here is everything you need to take action: *   Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. Ask the operator to connect you to your Senators. *   When you're connected to their offices, tell the person who answers the phone: *   I am a constituent. My name is ________. *   I urge the Senator to pass ENDA and reject any attempt to further broaden the religious exemption.

You'll have to call twice to reach both of your Senators — but it's worth it!

Why is this so important? Because far too many LGBT people find themselves forced to choose between risking their livelihood and hiding who they are or who they love.

Thank you for everything you do to promote justice and equality.

For more about the Coalition of Labor Union Women, visit www.cluw.org

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CLUW Members and Friends:  By now everyone listening to the news in the U.S. has heard that on Oct. 1, enrollment opened for selecting new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act ( sometimes called “Obamacare"). The news also reports that there seems to be lots of confusion and "glitches" ( in addition to the federal government shutdown). Although we realize many CLUW members may not be directly affected by the enrollment window, it's probable that many members know of people (including their own grown children) who need to know about the new law and the options available to them. Below are some excellent resources from organizations that CLUW partners with throughout the year on various campaigns in support of working families. We hope you will share this email with people who need this information -- even if you don't.... • The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) just launched this: wordofmom.org  which offers "a healthy dose of motherly advice”.  It allows moms to send messages to kids via e-mail, twitter, facebook –  and sends the child to healthcare.gov/  for information. *  NWLC also launched this (part of its "This Is Personal" Campaign (that CLUW supports): http://on.fb.me/1eZKJs6 (got You Covered: A Helpful Guide to Insurance & the New Health Care Law") • National Help Network is a women for health initiative with the Ms Foundation.  Check it out at: https://www.facebook.com/Women4HealthCare • Planned Parenthood is providing consumer friendly, accessible materials about plans they are part of.  Check that out at: http://www.plannedparenthoodhealthinsurancefacts.org/ Thank you. Carol S. Rosenblatt Executive Director Coalition of Labor Union Women 815 16th St. NW 2nd floor south Washington, DC 20006 phone: [phone] fax: [phone] www.cluw.org [email protected]

Carol Rosenblatt - CLUW Executive Director

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Me and Bren :)

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Happy Birthday Mr. President!

Happy Birthday to Mr. Nelson Mandela!! Thank you for your example of persistent and dignified resistance to injustice.