May 20, 2013
CWA Headquarters celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month during May 2013. Darren Shiroma, Executive Assistant to Veda Shook, the International President of AFA-CWA, opened the celebration with lunch, brought in by Asian-Pacific Islanders here at CWA.
May 9, 2013
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico, labor leaders called on him to address “Mexico’s dismal labor rights record.”
May 2, 2013
Across the country, union members joined with people of faith, immigrant families and community activists on May Day to stand up for commonsense immigration reform. May 1 is the day that working people around the world celebrate and demonstrate for workers’ rights. It’s a recognized holiday in more than 80 countries.
Apr 18, 2013
CWA is proud of the first responders, medics, and Guild and NABET members who put their own lives on the line to spring into action during the horrific events in Boston on Monday.
Apr 18, 2013
U.S. Senators known as the “Gang of Eight,” four Democrats and four Republicans who have been working on immigration reform, have released a bill that is a first step toward much needed reform of our broken immigration system.
Apr 11, 2013
CWA rallied with 100,000 immigrants, union members, civil rights activists, faith leaders and community advocates at the Capitol on Wednesday to tell Congress that our country needs a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Apr 4, 2013
Both Democrats and Republicans agree that our immigration system is broken and needs reform.
Mar 28, 2013
Staff from CWA headquarters joined thousands of protesters on the steps of the Supreme Court, as the justices took up the issue of same-sex marriage.
Feb 21, 2013
CWA has joined civic and civil rights groups in launching Garden State Coalition for Equality, a new coalition dedicated to advocating for marriage legalization and the expansion of anti-bully initiatives in New Jersey.
Feb 1, 2013
President Obama knows that promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls at home and abroad is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do, as Secretary Clinton has famously said.
Jan 31, 2013
CWA commends the Obama administration on its determination to create a path to citizenship for 11 million adults and their children who contribute to the economic life of our nation every day.
Dec 20, 2012
A NABET-CWA cameraman for NBC, along with a producer and news reporter Richard Engel, were freed after being held for five days by a Syrian militia group likely loyal to Syrian President Assad.
Dec 13, 2012
On Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, 100 progressive organizations – unions, civil rights groups, environmental advocates, community organizers and students – launched a nationwide democracy initiative.
Nov 21, 2012
The Food and Commercial Workers Union is asking allies to support Walmart workers this “Black Friday,” probably the busiest shopping day of the year.
Sep 20, 2012
CWAers had the biggest voice and largest participation at this year’s Pride at Work convention, held in Cleveland last week. About 180 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered union activists attended, with at least 30 CWAers on hand. Pride at Work gives voice to LGBT workers across the union movement.
Aug 23, 2012
A Miami Herald series that exposed what contest judges called a "gut-wrenching epidemic of elder abuses and deaths" in Florida's assisted living facilities has won the NewsGuild-CWA's 2012 Heywood Broun Award.
Jul 12, 2012
Union leaders today launched a national campaign to refocus America's agenda on rebuilding economic opportunity for all.
Jun 28, 2012
Here is CWA’s statement on the Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Jun 28, 2012
At a Capitol Hill news conference, AFA-CWA President Veda Shook called on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act now.
