The Civil Rights and Equity Committee will host their 2012 conference in Houston, Texas July 13-15, 2012. Click here for more information.
The Mission of the CWA National Women’s Committee is to educate, inspire and empower women while working all sides of the CWA triangle.
The mission of the Committee on Civil Rights and Equity is to build a union where members of all cultures, religions, sexual orientations, gender, disabilities, ages and nationalities feel welcomed, respected and heard; and where the leadership reflects the diversity of our membership.
Jan 12, 2012
January 12, 1912: Ten thousand textile workers, mostly women and immigrants, walked off the job in Lawrence, MA, marking the beginning of an explosive 8-week strike. It became known as the “Bread & Roses” strike, a landmark event in American history. Read More
Nov 17, 2011
East Coast CWA members collectively put thousands of miles on their sneakers this week as they led multi-day marches to denounce the greed that is driving Verizon Communications and other hugely profitable corporations to destroy good jobs and, with them, America's middle class. Read More
Nov 8, 2011
On October 15, 2011, more than 20,000 civil and human rights, labor, and economic justice advocates rallied at the National Sylvan Theater at the base of the Washington Monument to participate in the National Action Network Emancipator to the Liberator Rally and March. Read More
Nov 3, 2011
As police officers in Oakland, Calif., and other cities attempt to remove Occupy protesters, the Newspaper Guild-CWA is keeping a close eye on how authorities are treating reporters and photographers. Read More
Oct 27, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) 21st Century Council think tank convened its 4th quarter meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina October 16-19, 2011. Read More
CBTU We Are One Rally in Phoenix
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CWA Local 3204 President Walter Andrews on The National Black Television Network
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally and March - October 16, 2011
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