Working Together

I was pleased to see today a letter sent to he Hill signed by 30 different organizations. The letter was in support of S. 1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act and H.R. 3919, the Broadband Census of America Act of 2007.   The Communication Workers of America did the heavy lifting on getting the letter co-signed by an array of organizations, profit and non-profit, that as often or not disagree on telecommunications legislative issues.  Too often organizations demonize those who do not agree with them on certain things; even if there is commonality on other issues. Shifting alliances, partnering with a group one day and opposing it another -- this used to be the norm. It was therefore refreshing to see the CWA initiative and the willingness of groups that often disagree lending their names to the same cause.  Good for CWA to have pulled this off. And hopefully it is a sign that approaches to policy issues will be more collaborative in the future.