Mar 7, 2013
President Signs Violence Against Women Act
With President Obama’s signature, the protections of the Violence Against Women Act finally are restored.
Mar 7, 2013
Sign the Petition: No Back Room Trade Deals for the 1%
If lobbyists for the 1 percent get their way, the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement will allow corporations to accelerate the offshoring of jobs, intensify attacks on our rights at work and inflict even more damage to our environment.
Mar 7, 2013
Check Out ‘Brothers on the Line’
If you’re in New York later this month, you’ll want to catch a screening of “Brothers on the Line.”
Mar 7, 2013
Union Plus Mortgage Brings Peace of Mind to CWA Member
When Valerie Brown from Queens, NY, was nervous about buying her first home, she turned to her union, CWA, for advice on home ownership.
Feb 28, 2013
Working People Deserve a Functioning NLRB
The AFL-CIO Executive Council this week sent a clear-cut message to Senate Democrats: Empower the National Labor Relations Board, or else.
Feb 28, 2013
NYC Officials Condemn Cablevision’s Illegal Firings
New York City’s elected officials are lobbing criticism at Cablevision for unjustly firing 22 workers attempting to use the company’s “open-door” policy last month.
Feb 28, 2013
Repeal the Sequester
The AFL-CIO Executive Council is calling on Congress to repeal the looming, economically destructive budget cuts known as sequestration.
Feb 28, 2013
The Time is Now for Immigration Reform
The AFL-CIO Executive Council this week reaffirmed its commitment to working on a pathway to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans.
Feb 28, 2013
Protect the Voting Rights Act
CWA activists joined labor and civil rights organizations in rallying outside the Supreme Court in support of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday.
Feb 28, 2013
Congress Renews Violence Against Women Act
A bill reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act will soon reach President Obama’s desk.
Feb 28, 2013
CWA Endorses Bill Halter for Arkansas Governor
CWA on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Bill Halter in the 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election, citing the former lieutenant governor’s steadfast support of working families over corporations and Wall Street.
Feb 21, 2013
CWA Union Hall Call Tonight
You won't want to miss tonight’s union hall call tonight at 7:30 pm ET. We’ll get updates from CWA activists on CenturyLink, Cablevision and US Airways and other issues.
Feb 21, 2013
T-Mobile Workers Testify About Work Conditions to Global Panel
Call center workers from T-Mobile USA held a “Speak Out” in Charleston, S.C., to expose the extreme difference in working conditions and respect workers in the US and Germany.
Feb 21, 2013
Organizing Update
University of Akron workers vote for CWA and CWA organizes New York non-profit.
Feb 21, 2013
New Mexico Workers Testify for Ban on Captive Audience Meetings
CWAers testified before a House committee of the New Mexico state legislature in favor of a bill barring employers from holding captive audience meetings in the workplace.
Feb 21, 2013
Coming Together
Leaders of nation’s largest labor unions gathered in Washington, DC, for AFSCME’s 2013 Legislative Conference last week.
Feb 21, 2013
Sluggish Appliance Sales Furloughs 500 GE Workers
An unexpected slump in appliance sales is forcing General Electric to furlough 500 workers, as it shuts down the second shift of a new refrigerator line for five weeks.
Feb 21, 2013
Mexico Day of Action Spotlights Attack on Workers’ Rights
CWA President Larry Cohen and local activists rallied in front of the Mexican consulate today as part of a week-long, worldwide protest against the pervasive attack on workers’ rights in Mexico. The group delivered a letter to Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto calling on the government to help end the persecution of workers who want democratic bargaining rights.
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