Feb 20, 2012
Ver.di: Delegation from Germany supports American unionists
ver.di, the German union representing 2.3 million workers, is standing strong for organizing and bargaining rights for T-Mobile USA workers. Read More
Collective bargaining rights and the right to organize have been under corporate assualt for three decades. The frontline in the news today is Wisconsin public workers. Tomorrow's headlines will feature the fights led by CWA in Ohio and New Jersey.
CWA's program to create good jobs is rooted in support for collective bargaining and the right to organize. Our goals are sustainable, union jobs, retirement security, and health care. We've adopted democracy principles to suppor these goals -- particularly the need to reform our campaign finance laws to prevent corporations and billionaires from buying politicians.
Each of us can bring this movement to our workplaces and our communities. Talk about the importance of collective bargaining with your co-workers, friends and familiy members. Share information about the fight via e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter and on local and national blogs.
Next Steps
- If you live in a state where public workers and collective bargaining rights are under attack, click here to send a letter to the editor of your local paper.
- Talk about the importance of collective bargaining in your workplace and in your community. Click here for key points.
- Attend and bring a group of friends to a support rally at a location near you. Click here for a list of rally locations.
- Connect with CWA contacts who are leading the fight in your state. Click here for a list of state contacts.
- Learn more about how CWA workers in New Jersey and across the country are fighting back. Click here for the CWA New Jersey website.
- Get the facts about the issues in Wisconsin and in other states. Click here for a good background piece on Wisconsin. Click here for the AFL-CIO's "States of Denial" website.
Mobilization Union Hall Calls
CWA has held several national calls to discuss the attack on collective bargaining rights.
Click here to listen to the February 23rd call.
Click here to listen to the March 2nd call.
Click here to listen to the May 3rd call.
Click here to listen to the June 16th call.
Feb 9, 2012
Vote on FAA Reauthorization is Attack on Workers’ Bargaining Rights
The 157 House and 15 Senate Democrats who voted no on the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization made it clear: democracy isn't a choice between jobs and workers' rights. Read More
Feb 9, 2012
Flight Attendants OccuFLY LAX to Protest Greed, Attack on Workers’ Rights
Chanting, "It's not just about first class, it's about the middle class," more than 400 AFA-CWA Flight Attendants from 20 airlines and activists from Los Angeles area unions turned out for an "OccuFLY" demonstration at Los Angeles International Airport this week. Read More
Feb 6, 2012
CWA: Senate Vote on FAA Reauthorization Caves in to Minority’s Ideological Agenda
With today's vote, the Senate has caved in to the ideological agenda of House Speaker John Boehner and used the FAA Reauthorization process to destroy workers' rights and democracy. . Read More
Feb 3, 2012
Activists ‘Stand Up, Fight Back’ at CWA Leg-Pol Conference
More than 700 CWA activists covered Capitol Hill as part of CWA's Legislative-Political conference in Washington. Their message to senators, representatives and staff: we're fighting back to restore democracy and economic justice for working families. CWA activists visited more than 350 congressional offices. Read More
Multimedia
The FAA Bill is an Attack on Workers
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The FAA Bill is No Compromise
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CWA President Larry Cohen on FAA Reauthorization and Workers’ Rights
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Union Hall Call, January 25, 2012
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