Apr 4, 2013
Organizing Update
Comcast and CenturyLink updates.
Apr 4, 2013
CWA Activists Demand Fairness at Patriot
Virginia CWA activists on Monday traveled to West Virginia to rally to save the retirement and health benefits of thousands of Patriot Coal miners.
Apr 4, 2013
CWA Is Building a Movement for Economic Justice and Democracy
Photos from Building a Movement.
Apr 4, 2013
Save the Date: Immigration Rally on April 10
Both Democrats and Republicans agree that our immigration system is broken and needs reform.
Apr 4, 2013
New Yorkers Push for Campaign Finance Reform
CWA Local 1103’s Joesph Mayhew is advocating that public financing of elections is vital in today’s Citizens United world.
Apr 4, 2013
Tell the NBA: Don’t Reward Union Busters!
Cablevision-Optimum workers in Brooklyn, members of CWA Local 1109, are building a lot a community support throughout New York City in their fight for a fair contract. Now, supporters are calling on the NBA to make sure it doesn’t reward the bad behavior of Cablevision CEO James Dolan by scheduling the 2015 All-Star Game at the Dolan-owned Madison Square Garden.
Apr 4, 2013
CWA: Lottery Privatization a Bad Bet for New Jersey
In an op-ed in Bergen County, N.J.’s newspaper “The Record” this week, CWA Representative Seth Hahn points out the damage that Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to privatize the state lottery system will cause to workers, small business and communities.
Apr 4, 2013
TV News Labor Coverage is Scarce, Negative
A new report that examines national TV networks’ coverage of unions and the labor movement over three years confirms what unions have long known: The media largely ignores labor, except to paint unions as a source of trouble in the American economy.
Mar 28, 2013
CWA, ATU Locals Join Forces in Palm Beach County Contract Fights
CWA Local 3181 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1577 are both facing some tough bargaining with the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. So the two locals have joined forces in a media and community support campaign, calling on the county commissioners to “do the right thing” by bargaining fair contracts that include real wage increases.
Mar 28, 2013
Public Workers’ Lobby Day in Missouri
On Wednesday, 300 Missouri state workers lobbied their legislators on a number of bills including right-to-work for less, paycheck deception and the state budget.
Mar 28, 2013
Why is Negotiating a First Contract So Difficult?
Why is Negotiating a First Contract So Difficult? House Democrats Ask Cablevision Techs for Answers.
Mar 28, 2013
NLRB Shut Down
Scores of businesses are attempting to void, ignore and block National Labor Relation Board decisions.
Mar 28, 2013
Gay Marriage Supporters Rally at the Supreme Court
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.
Mar 28, 2013
Bipartisan Reform Introduced for H-1B, L-1 Visa Programs
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 last week, to build in real safeguards for U.S. workers and ensure that workers are paid the same wages for the same work.
Mar 28, 2013
Save the Date: Immigration Rally on April 10
Both Democrats and Republicans agree that our immigration system is broken and needs reform.
Mar 21, 2013
Community, Political Pressure Force Cablevision-Optimum to Rehire Illegally Fired Workers
A strong support campaign by community leaders and NYC elected officials convinced Cablevision-Optimum to rehire the 22 workers it illegally locked out and fired seven weeks ago.
Mar 21, 2013
Airline Passengers Support ‘No Knives on Planes’
Today the Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants, leafleted airports around the country to directly enlist passengers in the fight to keep knives out of the aircraft cabin.
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