It’s taken a decade, but today more than 80 million workers finally have the 5-person, fully-functioning, Senate-confirmed National Labor Relations Board they deserve. Just a few moments ago, the Senate confirmed President Obama’s 5 NLRB nominees, including Democrats Mark Pearce, Nancy Schiffer, and Kent Hirozawa is a victory worth celebrating.

CWA led this fight. Your phone calls and e-mails persuaded Democrats and moderate Republicans in the Senate to stand up to Mitch McConnell and to reach an agreement to allow votes on executive branch nominees.

Thanks to you, we will have labor law on Labor Day, and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Director Richard Cordray, and Labor Secretary Tom Perez are now at work protecting workers, consumers and the environment.

A special thank you to our LPAT Members and to all of you who made the phone calls or spread the word. There is no doubt that Local 1101 was a leader when it came to calling our Senators and writing letters or signing petitions to push this across the goal line. Thank you again for understanding our priorities and for getting this done….