May 10, 2012
CWA Activists Work to Recall Wisconsin Gov. Walker
With less than a month until Wisconsin's recall election, CWA activists have been working around the clock to get Republican Gov. Scott Walker out of office.
May 10, 2012
Shareholder Spring Rallies at Bank of America’s Annual Meeting
CWA members joined 1,000 demonstrators Wednesday in protesting at the annual Bank of America shareholders meeting.
May 10, 2012
Occupy Your Cameras! Deadline June 1 for Photo Contest
The Newspaper Guild-CWA and the Labor Heritage Foundation are sponsoring an Occupy Movement photo contest, with prizes for best student, best amateur and best professional photo.
May 3, 2012
Activists Rally Against VeriGreedy Verizon
Hundreds of CWA members, activists and allies descended on Verizon's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, protesting the company's excessive corporate greed and war against the middle class.
May 3, 2012
Shareholder Spring Coalition Takes on Verizon
While hundreds of CWAers and supporters were rallying outside and speaking inside Verizon's shareholder meeting in Huntsville, Ala., members of the 99 Percent Spring Coalition were standing up and fighting back against VeriGreedy at rallies and actions across the country.
May 3, 2012
At Shareholders’ Meeting, AT&T Gets the CWA Message
At the AT&T annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, shareholders heard a loud and clear message from CWA leaders and members: AT&T should be helping to "lead our economic recovery by continuing to provide good, middle class jobs. We are the network. We deserve a fair contract."
May 3, 2012
CWA Activists Join May Day Protests
CWA activists joined the Occupy Movement's big return to the national stage on Tuesday, bringing May Day's annual celebration of international workers' rights home with protests in more than 100 U.S. cities.
Apr 26, 2012
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Plans Training, Actions
Across the country, activists are ramping up direct, non-violent actions. Did you miss 99 Percent Spring training last week? It's not too late to get involved. All the materials and videos are now online.
Apr 26, 2012
CWA Members Plan Protests for Verizon Shareholder Meeting on May 3
Taking a stand against corporate greed, CWA activists plan to protest Verizon Communication's annual shareholder meeting on May 3.
Apr 20, 2012
Workers Rally to Protect T-Mobile Call Center Jobs
T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.
Apr 20, 2012
CWA Activists Rally Around 99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power
Tens of thousands of progressive activists nationwide joined 99 Percent Spring / Challenging Corporate Power trainings last week, laying the foundation for a series of non-violent, direct actions this spring.
Apr 20, 2012
CWAers Join Nationwide Protest Against Corporate Tax Dodgers
On April 17, Tax Day, across the country, activists from CWA and other unions, the AFL-CIO, Move On and other members of the 99% Spring coalition called on corporations and the 1% to pay their fair share in taxes.
Apr 20, 2012
Grassroots Support Boosts Citizens United Amendments
A growing grassroots movement has energized the movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision, Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday. Speaking at a summit, Congressional sponsors of amendment efforts -- along with local and state elected officials, national advocacy organizations and activists -- lambasted the Supreme Court decision, which gave corporations the same rights as people, opening the floodgates to unlimited amounts of corporate money in politics. And they showcased how their longshot attempt has suddenly gone mainstream.
Apr 20, 2012
AFL-CIO Launches ‘CEO Pay and the 99%’
The AFL-CIO revamped its executive pay watch website today, adding new shareable infographics and data on the business world's wealthiest 1 percent.
Apr 12, 2012
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Kicks Off Teach-Ins
This week, 99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power — a large coalition of progressive organizations, from Greenpeace to Occupiers to CWA — began training 100,000 people across the country to tell the story of how America's economy collapsed and the history of non-violent direct action. These teach-ins will give participants the tools to launch their own progressive actions and campaigns for change.
Apr 9, 2012
Watch President Cohen on Ed Show and Jennifer Granholm’s ‘War Room’ Tonight
CWA President Larry Cohen will be on the Ed Show, with host Ed Schultz, tonight, talking about the attack on workers and their unions coming from Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.) Then he heads to the War Room on Current TV, hosted by former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, to talk about ALEC and the Chamber of Commerce's orchestrated attack on workers rights and other issues in the states.
Apr 5, 2012
99 Percent Spring Training: Challenge to Corporate Power is On!
Next week will be a time of unprecedented activity around the country, as union members, environmentalists, religious, civil rights, community and immigrant activists, Occupiers and many more join a nationwide 99 Percent Spring training on how to gain economic justice.
Mar 29, 2012
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Trains Activist Leaders
Occupy Wall Street-inspired activists are gearing up to lead demonstrations and resistance as part of "99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power."
Mar 29, 2012
CWA Members Plan Actions for Verizon Annual Meeting
CWA activists are planning actions around Verizon's annual shareholder meeting to bring attention to corporate greed and economic inequality.
Mar 29, 2012
March 22 Was a Warm-Up to Shareholder Spring
March 22 was a great day of rallies and leafleting across the country, with CWA members joined by members of many different unions, Jobs with Justice, Occupiers and other supporters.
