Jan 5, 2012
Still Time to Cast Votes in CWA Web Poll of 2012 Presidential Candidates
An online poll is seeking input from members to help the CWA Executive Board decide on a possible presidential endorsement in 2012.
Jan 4, 2012
President Obama’s Leadership in Recess Appointments Ends Senate Gridlock
President Obama's leadership, in announcing his intent to appoint three members to the NLRB, gives workers a chance at justice on the job.
Jan 1, 2012
Voter ID: Not as Simple as It Seems
About 21 million American adults don’t have a government-issued photo identification card, or can’t get access to one.
Jan 1, 2012
The Truth about ‘Voter Fraud’
From 2002 to 2007, when the Bush administration ordered its U.S. attorney generals in every state to look for and prosecute cases of voter fraud, only 120 people had been charged nationwide, with just 86 convictions, out of the 300 million votes cast.
Dec 22, 2011
Appeals Court Upholds Democratic Rules for Airline Union Elections
In a victory for airline workers who want a fair chance to vote for union representation, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., has upheld new rules that ensure that National Mediation Board elections are held to the same democratic principles that govern all U.S. elections.
Dec 22, 2011
Cast Your Vote Now in CWA Online Poll of 2012 Presidential Candidates
An online poll is seeking input from members to help the CWA Executive Board decide on a possible presidential endorsement in 2012.
Dec 22, 2011
Holiday Season Sparks Creativity in Fight for Fairness at Verizon
With leafleting, marches, demonstrations and even some street theatre, CWA locals and allies across the country have been continuing the fight for fair contracts at Verizon and Verizon Wireless.
Dec 8, 2011
CWA National Call Dec. 15 Features Instant Poll on 2012 Election
Don't miss your chance to play an active role in next week's national CWA call, when members will be surveyed about their preference for president in the 2012 election.
Nov 17, 2011
CWAers Lead Marathon Marches in NY, DC, to Decry Corporate Greed
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.
Nov 17, 2011
‘Recall Walker’ Campaign Gets Off to Roaring Start in Wisconsin
At 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, with a long line of happily sleep-deprived Milwaukee residents behind him, CWA Local 4603 Vice President Clinton Rodgers became one of the first Wisconsin voters to sign a petition to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
Nov 10, 2011
Exuberant CWAers Celebrate Huge Workers’ Rights Victory in Ohio
With Tuesday's overwhelming victory for collective bargaining in Ohio, voters showed Gov. John Kasich and other politicians that they can't get away with extremist agendas attacking workers and the financial security of working families.
Nov 10, 2011
Next CWA National Call Set for Nov. 17; Sign Up Now Online
Join CWAers from around the country next Thursday, Nov. 17, for a national telephone call featuring updates on Verizon bargaining, terrific news about Election 2011, and the many ways we're building a movement for good middle-class jobs and collective bargaining rights.
Nov 10, 2011
CWA Activists Help Deliver Election Victories for Working Families
A summary of election victories by state.
Nov 3, 2011
CWA, Occupy D.C. Activists Jointly Protest Verizon, Corporate Greed
Hundreds of CWA members and Occupy D.C. activists joined forces Wednesday for a downtown march that included demonstrations outside a Verizon Wireless store and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Nov 3, 2011
Guild a Watchdog for Rights of Journalists Covering Occupy Protests
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.
Nov 3, 2011
Ohio Volunteers Determined to Bury Anti-Collective Bargaining Law
With just days to go until Ohio voters decide the fate of their state's anti-collective bargaining law, CWA members are among thousands of volunteers continuing to knock on doors and make phone calls to get out the vote.
Oct 27, 2011
Global Union Leaders March with Atento Workers in Mexico City
Demanding justice at Atento Mexico, CWA President Larry Cohen and more than 150 other global labor leaders marched Friday through the streets of Mexico City with 1,500 call center workers fighting for fair union elections.
Oct 27, 2011
NYC Occupy Activists Join CWA for Energetic March on Verizon
Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street activists joined CWA and union allies Friday evening for a march on Verizon and Verizon Wireless in downtown New York City.
Oct 27, 2011
Ohio Polls Encouraging, But Campaign Volunteers Taking No Chances
As CWA members continue their tireless efforts to overturn Ohio's anti-collective bargaining law, a new poll indicates they and the thousands of other campaign volunteers are having the desired impact: 57 percent of voters say they oppose the unjust law.
