Dec 2, 2010
Gearing up for holiday shopping? Remember that when it comes to the latest in tech products and services, one wireless company stands out as the only choice for working families. That’s AT&T Mobility.
Dec 2, 2010
CWA President Larry Cohen called on the Obama administration to block the Defense Department from stopping work on the F136 Joint Strike Fighter engine. The engine is built by about 2,500 members of IUE-CWA, members of Local 81201 in Lynn, Mass.
Dec 2, 2010
An innovative CWA/NETT Academy program and the Future of the News Media Strategic Industry Fund are helping TNG-CWA and NABET-CWA members learn new video editing skills, keep their jobs and move into new jobs in a rapidly changing media sector.
Dec 1, 2010
Skill training offered at the IUE-CWA Service Center in Dayton, Ohio, has gotten rave reviews from employers and workers who were able to find quality jobs after graduating from the program.
Nov 18, 2010
TNG-CWA and NABET-CWA are calling on Congress to support the Local Community Radio Act (S. 592) that would create thousands of new local radio stations and give a stronger voice to educational, religious, nonprofit, first responders and other groups in their communities.
Nov 4, 2010
The AFL-CIO and Mexico’s independent labor federation UNT, Unión Nacional de Trabajadores, have signed a joint action plan to help rebuild the industrial base in the United States and Mexico, ensure workers’ rights and coordinate bargaining across borders. The agreement builds on years of joint work between U.S. and Mexican unions, in particular, CWA’s long working relationship with STRM, the independent union of telephone workers.
Nov 3, 2010
CWA challenges Congress to get to work now to help build an economy that works for everyone.
Oct 28, 2010
CWA’s discussions with CenturyLink, the company formed by the acquisition between CenturyLink and Qwest Communications, have resulted in management agreeing to provide greater job security for workers and to invest in broadband buildout, especially in rural and other underserved areas.
Oct 28, 2010
Did you catch President Obama on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Stewart asked if “government still has the ability to be agile enough to do change?” President Obama replied that the current rule on the filibuster “makes it very difficult for us to move forward” and get the American people’s business done.
Oct 14, 2010
Want to know if companies in your town are sending American jobs overseas? The AFL-CIO and Working America have made it as easy as entering your Zip code and clicking “Search.”
Oct 7, 2010
CWAers had a great day on Oct 2 at the One Nation Working Together March in Washington. CWA red was the dominant color --it was everywhere.
Sep 30, 2010
A lead inside organizer who continues to face a tough fight for a voice at work will be among the speakers, musicians, poets and comedians who will inspire and entertain hundreds of thousands of progressive Americans under sunny skies Saturday at Washington's One Nation rally.
Sep 30, 2010
Ohio Senate candidate and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher joined CWA leaders Wednesday to condemn Senate Republicans for blocking a bill that would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. "Job creation is not a political game," Fisher said, describing how Republicans have abused the Senate rules to derail legislation that would help American workers and their families. "What was once a well intentioned rule to protect the minority party has become a partisan weapon of mass destruction."
Sep 23, 2010
Nine days to go! CWA is counting down to the Oct. 2 One Nation Working Together rally in Washington, where thousands of CWAers will gather at the Lincoln Memorial with hundreds of thousands of others to call for good jobs, bargaining rights, government that works and other issues critical to working families.
Sep 16, 2010
Just 16 days 'til hundreds of thousands of union members and progressive activists fill the mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the One Nation rally.
Sep 16, 2010
Congress is back, and CWA is working with House and Senate leaders over the short four-week session to move forward on legislation to support good jobs and help middle class families.
Sep 9, 2010
One Nation allies in New Jersey held a kickoff news conference and event this week at the State House. CWA's New Jersey coordinator Lionel Leach and District 1 Vice President Chris Shelton were on hand; check out the video at http://event.playonsports.com/widget.html?eventId=11985.
Sep 2, 2010
The National Labor Relations Board, by a 2-1 vote, denied a request by Xerox Corp./Affiliated Computer Services to throw out a regional director's decision that certified the EZ Pass workers' union election.
Aug 26, 2010
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland applauded CWA and IUE-CWA for providing state-of-the-art high tech and green job training to dislocated workers
Aug 19, 2010
CWA Local 9400 will gain new jobs and new members thanks to a broadband grant awarded to a union company in California. Funded by the Obama administration's economic recovery program, the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program supports projects that build out high speed networks.
