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Gentle Warrior: A. Philip Randolph

In his words...a short video tribute in recognition of the great civil rights and labor leader A. Philip Randolph’s birthday on April 15th. CWA encourages membership in APRI.

Gentle Warrior: A. Philip Randolph

National Committee on EquityThe National Committee will:

  • Provide guidance and information to the districts and locals on the CWA Civil Rights and Equity program.
  • Keep the national Executive Board informed about civil and human rights issues that affect our members and communities, and when necessary offer a course of action.
  • Research, report and make recommendations to give direction to the convention delegates on current civil and human right issues.
  • Work along all sides of the CWA Triangle.

Major Program Goals

  • Work to fully integrate civil rightsissues with core work of the union.
  • Increase grassroots activity on civil rights issues.
  • Increase community visibility of CWA Civil Rights and Equity program.
  • Improve communications between CWA Civil Rights and Equity office and locals and activist.
  • Aggressively seek CWA representation in grassroots civil rights organizations that share our common goals.

View the Committee on Civil Rights and Equity Members and District Coordinators

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Apr 22, 2013

Gentle Warrior: A. Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979)

The words and deeds of A. Philip Randolph show us the unyielding strength of his life-long struggle for full human rights for the Blacks and all the disinherited of the nation. Read More

Mar 28, 2013

Gay Marriage Supporters Rally at the Supreme Court

Staff from CWA headquarters joined thousands of protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court, as the justices took up the issue of same-sex marriage. Read More

Feb 7, 2013

A Civil Right to Organize

"Our democracy is corrupted," wrote CWA President Larry Cohen in the latest issue of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council’s newsletter. "Money is not speech. Corporations are not people. Our path to change must rely on massive movement-building, uniting economic justice and democracy." Read More

Jan 17, 2013

AFA-CWA Sues Spirit Airlines for Equal Health Benefits for Domestic Partners

AFA-CWA has filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines for denying equal health care benefits to employees’ legally recognized domestic partners. The lawsuit accuses the airline’s management of exploiting procedural loopholes to avoid this contractual obligation and forcing domestic partners into a lower-quality health care plan than the one covering other employees. Read More

Oct 11, 2012

CWA Rallies At Supreme Court For Affirmative Action

As hundreds of civil rights leaders and students gathered on the Supreme Court steps, CWA Staff Representative Judy Graves spoke out in support of the University of Texas’s race-conscious admissions process. Read More