May 9, 2012
The Communications Workers of America stands with the President and those who support equality and human rights. We oppose all discrimination and recognize the direct linkage between civil and workers' rights, and the attempts to divide Americans based on these issues.
Mar 8, 2012
About 125 CWA members and leaders from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and other states, are a big part of this week's Selma to Montgomery, Ala., march and rally.
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.
Nov 8, 2011
At the invitation of CWA President Larry Cohen, Local 3204 President Walter Andrews represented the Communications Workers of America on the podium at the National Action Network (NAN) Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally and March on October 15, 2011.
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.
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.
Sep 30, 2011
A heightened since of hope spurred on by authoritative solutions from major political, economic, legal, business professionals, and academic scholars aimed at providing a more promising employment future for African Americans fueled the dialogue at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s power packed Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) here in Washington.
Sep 30, 2011
As a lead up to the October 15, 2011 national rally and march organized by the Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN), civil rights, labor, and progressive organizations assembled for a morning press conference at the National Press Club here in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
Sep 20, 2011
United States House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi was the Honored Guest at the 64th Annual Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) Awards Banquet on September 13, 2011, here in Washington, DC.
Aug 17, 2011
During the 73rd Annual Convention this year in Las Vegas, NV Civil Rights and Equity and Women’s committee members held discussions with a number of delegate visitors including CWA District 4 Vice President Seth Rosen and his assistant Linda Hinton as well as District 7 Vice President Mary Taylor, At Large Diversity Board Members Nestor Soto and Madelyn Elder.
Jul 21, 2011
A massive march for jobs and justice on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., will cap an action-filled August as CWA members and allies nationwide fight for workers at town hall meetings, rallies and festivals.
Jun 21, 2011
The NLRB proposes changes to end some of the delay that drags out representation elections for months and even years.
Jun 20, 2011
Final FCC Comment Filing Deadline Offers Opportunity to Review Positives of Proposed ATT-TMO Merger, Including Expanding Broadband Access and Benefits to Consumers and Workers
May 19, 2011
A hugely successful phone bank helped Missouri CWAers send lawmakers home empty-handed last Friday, the end of a legislative session that began with the Republican majority pledging to pass a laundry list of anti-union, anti-worker bills.
May 19, 2011
About 20,000 people from a broad coalition of unions and community groups, including scores of red-shirted CWA members, marched on Wall Street last Thursday to decry the vast and growing income inequality that is even worse in New York City than the country as a whole.
May 12, 2011
Emphasizing the accelerated growth of high-speed broadband and other benefits for consumers and workers, CWA President Larry Cohen testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill in support of the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.
May 12, 2011
A diverse crowd of fed-up Ohioans rallied at the statehouse May 5 to further their campaign to overturn the new law eliminating collective bargaining rights for public workers, and to fight other legislative and budget attacks that are targeting everyone but the rich.
May 5, 2011
As many state and federal lawmakers try to crush workers' rights, CWA and its allies are rapidly building momentum and networks, as CWA's fourth "virtual town hall" phone call illustrated Tuesday night.
About 2,000 CWA members around the country listened as CWA leaders, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka and four CWA activists updated campaigns to fight back, including more than 100 May Day events around the country last Sunday that brought together immigrant and workers' rights activists.
May 5, 2011
Continuing to build and expand coalitions of allies, CWA members in cities across the nation joined tens of thousands of people Sunday for May Day events that called for immigration reform and workers' rights.
In New York City, CWA District 1 President Chris Shelton addressed thousands of activists who rallied at Union Square and marched downtown to Foley Square.
Selma to Montgomery March
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CBTU We Are One Rally in Phoenix
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CWA President Larry Cohen on MSNBC’s The ED Show
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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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