News Story

Sep 27, 2002

Workers, Board Authorize VIS Strike

Workers at Verizon Information Services in the Mid-Atlantic states are poised for a possible strike.

Sep 27, 2002

NLRB Backs 44 TNG Charges in Providence

A NLRB administrative law judge has ruled in favor of TNG-CWA members at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island on 44 unfair labor practice charges brought against the company.

Sep 13, 2002

Frustrated VIS Workers Taking Strike Vote

Frustrated by months of stalled negotiations, unilateral changes in job conditions by management and even the firing of several union activists, CWA members at Verizon Information Services are taking a strike vote.

Aug 30, 2002

AFL-CIO Takes on WorldCom

The AFL-CIO is working to secure severance pay, medical coverage and other benefits for laid off WorldCom workers and is meeting with WorldCom attorneys to press the company to keep its promises.

Aug 30, 2002

Bankruptcy Hearing Set for US Airways

Arguments on US Airways' bid to throw out its collective bargaining agreements with CWA and the Machinists will be heard by the bankruptcy court on Sept. 10.

Aug 30, 2002

Bush Veto: Let Them Breathe Toxins

President George W. Bush has vetoed a badly needed increase in funding of the medical screening program that is helping CWA members and other workers exposed to hazards at the site of the World Trade Center collapse.

Aug 16, 2002

IUE-CWA Members Strike Aerospace Firm

Members of IUE-CWA Local 81266, on strike at SPX Corp. in Newington, Conn., face a tough fight with the aerospace components manufacturer.

Aug 16, 2002

November Campaign: It’s All About the Economy

Despite the administration's claim of a positive economic outlook, a new AFL-CIO report shows that working families are still reeling from the downturn that began last year.

Aug 16, 2002

Talks Continue After US Airways Filing

CWA continues to negotiate with US Airways in the wake of the carrier's federal bankruptcy filing and restructuring.

Aug 5, 2002

Union Delegation Presses for Workers’ Rights

A worker from the TNG-CWA unit fighting for recognition at the Chinese Daily News is among a delegation of trade unionists from the United States in Taiwan this month to discuss the state of workers' rights in both countries with educators, community leaders, student groups and others.

Aug 5, 2002

Cingular Workers in Puerto Rico Join CWA

On July 25, District 3 Vice President Jimmy Smith announced an organizing breakthrough at Cingular Wireless in Puerto Rico; 325 retail workers achieved union certification.

Aug 5, 2002

Bahr Urges Support for Telecom Sector

CWA President Morton Bahr gave members of the Senate Democratic Caucus a somber overview of the state of the telecommunications industry and urged support for measures to help stop the sector's free fall.

Jul 19, 2002

New Pact at Cincinnati Bell

CWA reached a new tentative agreement with Cincinnati Bell, gaining significant improvements in health care coverage over an earlier proposed settlement and averting a July 9 strike deadline. The earlier agreement was rejected by a membership vote.

Jul 19, 2002

CWA Fights for Jobs at GPO

Hundreds of union jobs could be lost through layoffs if the Bush administration succeeds in taking over the GPO’s $425 million procurement budget and the subcontracting of work to the private sector.

Jul 19, 2002

US Airways Agents Reject Unfair Demands

CWA passenger agents at US Airways members want management to meet them halfway as both sides bargain over the airline’s cost-cutting demands.

Jul 3, 2002

Senate Committee Approves Ergonomics Bill

A bill requiring the U.S. Department of Labor to issue a final ergonomics standard within two years has been approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Senator Edward Kennedy.

Jul 3, 2002

Bahr Blasts GOP ‘Sham’ Drug Bill

CWA President Morton Bahr issued a statement this week blasting the House Republican prescription drug bill, passed last week on a party-line vote, as “an election year sham,” and he called on members to press the Senate for real Medicare-based drug benefits.

Jul 3, 2002