May 17, 2012
American Airlines is still refusing to hand over mailing labels to the National Mediation Board so that passenger service agents can vote on union representation. So workers took matters into their own hands.
May 17, 2012
Nearly 400 protesters marched to the doorstep of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators this weekend, demanding transparency and accountability in the secretive international trade talks.
May 17, 2012
In a fight with the most anti-union governor in their history of their contract, CWA New Jersey state workers successfully preserved the integrity and enforceability of decades of collective bargaining.
May 17, 2012
The secretive, anti-competitive deal between Verizon Wireless and the nation's four leading cable companies will hurt economic development, diminish job creation, lead to higher prices with fewer options, and grow the digital divide, nine upstate New York mayors said Wednesday.
May 17, 2012
Bargaining continued for a first contract for 15 CWA-TU technicians at T-Mobile USA in Connecticut.
May 21, 2012
At the Center for National Policy, CWA President Larry Cohen will talk about how to turn around a 'jobless recovery." Session starts at noon on May 22.
May 18, 2012
National Labor Relation Board Region 2 has authorized the issuance of a complaint against Verizon Communications for its actions in disciplining and firing workers following the two-week strike by union members last August.
May 16, 2012
Statement by the Communications Workers of America on today’s ruling by Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane. Passenger service agents were seeking a temporary injunction to block American Airlines from implementing drastic wage, benefit and job cuts while agents are waiting for their election
May 16, 2012
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the mayors of nine upstate New York cities – Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Elmira, Kingston, Syracuse, Troy, and Utica —expressed deep concern today that the secretive deal between Verizon Wireless and some of the nation’s largest cable companies would have a devastating impact on their communities.
May 15, 2012
More than 23,000 agents and supporters sign petition calling on the NMB to enforce the law.
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Mar 30, 2012
The work environment for journalists and broadcast workers couldn't be more dangerous today. Whether covering demonstrations throughout the Middle East, civil war in Africa or disasters here in the U.S., these CWA members put their lives and sometimes their freedom on the line to tell the world what's happening.
CWA President Larry Cohen on MSNBC’s The ED Show
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Verizon Update - August 18, 2011
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Funeral for the middle class at Ivan Seidenberg’s house
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MSNBC: Verizon workers in sixth day of strike
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Verizon Workers Fight Back
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