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
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 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 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.
Mar 22, 2012
99 Percent Spring/Challenging Corporate Power Is Coming
CWA activists are headed to spring training. Next month, 2,000 CWA activists will be attending training to lead nonviolent, direct protests aimed at reigniting the enthusiasm and passion of Occupy Wall Street and Wisconsin uprisings. CWA joins more than 60 progressive groups collectively called the 99 Percent Spring that will be training a total of 100,000 activists at 700 trainings in 48 states.
Mar 22, 2012
CWAers Across the Country Rally Against Verizon Greed
Across the country, CWA members turned out for the National Day of Solidarity for Verizon Workers, joined by union, progressive and community allies at hundreds of rallies and events.
Mar 15, 2012
Are You Ready for March 22?
There's still time to find an event in your community and join in the National Day of Action, that hits "1 percent" Verizon for its corporate greed, and brings union and progressive activists together to stand up for each other's fights on March 22.
Feb 9, 2012
Flight Attendants OccuFLY LAX to Protest Greed, Attack on Workers’ Rights
Chanting, "It's not just about first class, it's about the middle class," more than 400 AFA-CWA Flight Attendants from 20 airlines and activists from Los Angeles area unions turned out for an "OccuFLY" demonstration at Los Angeles International Airport this week.
Jan 24, 2012
CWA Commends President Obama’s State of the Union Remarks
The Communications Workers of America commends President Obama for his focus on creating an America that is built to last with an economy that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few. In addition, an America built to last cannot be one in which corporate money determines who is elected and what issues are debated.
Jan 1, 2012
Building Our Movement: CWA and Occupy
Three stories from coast to coast; "Now is the time to help grow this movement, At the end, I really didn't want to stop and I experienced a sense of community that I will never forget.
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