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   August 5, 2021   
      
   In a joint opinion piece published in Newsweek on Saturday, CWA   
   President Chris Shelton and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez fought   
   back against attempts to cut pandemic relief funds for state and local   
   governments.   
      
   Shelton and Menendez noted that public sector workers, including CWA   
   members, responded heroically to the pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic   
   ... has upended our daily lives and shuttered businesses for   
   significant periods of time," they wrote. "Local governments in both   
   red and blue states saw a substantial drop in tax revenue throughout   
   2020. As local revenues fell and demand for emergency services   
   increased, public sector workers were once again on the chopping   
   block. More than 1.3 million public sector jobs were cut   
   nationwide. Women and people of color disproportionately held these   
   positions."   
      
   https://cwa-union.org/news/president-shelton-and-senator-menende   
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