Mar 21, 2013

Tom Perez is an ‘Inspired Choice’ to Lead Labor Department

President Barack Obama’s nomination of Tom Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor is an inspired choice who will lend a strong voice to the rights of working men and women in the United States.

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Mar 21, 2013

Bargaining Update

Bargaining updates throughout CWA.

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Mar 21, 2013

70 Members Win CWA/NETT Scholarships

The CWA/NETT Academy Scholarship Program has awarded 70 scholarships for members to take online training courses.

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Mar 21, 2013

New Jersey Legislature Wants Say in Gov. Christie’s Lotto Privatization

The New Jersey state legislature is sending Republican Gov. Chris Christie a bill that would require legislative approval for his lotto privatization plans.

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Mar 21, 2013

Activists Rally Against Patriot Coal’s Retiree Health Care Cuts

Members of CWA Locals 6300 and 6316 joined 2,000 protesters on Tuesday, calling on Patriot Coal to live up to its obligations to pay retiree health care costs.

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Mar 14, 2013

You Won’t Want to Miss Next Week’s Town Hall Call: March 21

Join CWAers from around the country on Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m., ET. It's an important call, with updates on everything affecting CWA members and our union.

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Mar 14, 2013

Arizona Working Families Rally for Immigration Reform

CWA President Larry Cohen called for path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants before 800 union members, their families, immigration advocates, faith leaders and community leaders rallying at the Arizona state Capitol.

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Mar 14, 2013

Outrage Grows Over Allowing Knives on Planes

At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, the Coalition of Flight Attendants Union rallied their growing number of allies against TSA's new policy allowing small knives on planes.

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Mar 14, 2013

Bargaining Update, March 14, 2013

CWA reached a tentative agreement covering about 60 workers at Verizon North... GateHouse’s opening contract proposals for employees of The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill... Three suburban Philadelphia units of TNG-CWA have voted to accept a final offer from Alden Capital-21st Century CMH... and more.

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Mar 14, 2013

Missouri Legislature Targets Unions with Paycheck Deception Bills

The Missouri House and Senate this week approved separate bills this week that would severely restrict the way unions can collect and spend dues.

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Mar 14, 2013

U.S., Mexico, Canada Telecom Workers Unions Expand Partnership

The leaders of CWA, STRM – the independent Mexican Telephone Workers Union – and the Canadian Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) met in Mexico City to continue their tri-national work supporting workers’ rights.

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Mar 14, 2013

Union Women Demonstrate for End to Violence Against Women

UNI Global Union and the global labor movement are calling for zero tolerance for violence against women and girls at home and in workplace.

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Mar 14, 2013

Enforceable Job Protections Needed in T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger

The T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger won the Federal Communications Commission’s stamp of approval this week without even a vote. Instead, the agency’s staff approved the deal in a bureau-level decision, typically reserved for routine transactions.

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Mar 14, 2013

CWA Ad Targets NJ Gov. Christie’s Lotto Privatization

CWA has launched an ad campaign targeting New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s plan to privatize the state lottery.

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Mar 14, 2013

CWA Political Director Joins CHCI Advisory Council

CWA Political Director Rafael Navar is joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 2013-2014 Advisory Council.

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Mar 14, 2013

NLRB will Appeal Recess Case to Supreme Court

The National Labor Relations Board announced this week it will ask the Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that made President Barack Obama’s three recess appointments unconstitutional.

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Mar 7, 2013

Bargaining Update

Bargaining and negotiations throughout the union.

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Mar 7, 2013

Congress, CWA Call on FCC to Protect Jobs in T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger

CWA and dozens of House Democrats are urging the Federal Communications Commission to impose job-protection conditions on the proposed T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger.

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Mar 7, 2013

Flight Attendants Union Coalition Blasts TSA Decision to Allow Dangerous Items onto Aircraft

The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, representing nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants at carriers nationwide, condemned the Transportation Security Administration’s recent decision to allow knives and other dangerous objects into the aircraft cabin, relaxing an over decade long ban.

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Mar 7, 2013

Halligan Filibuster Evidence that Senate Rules Reform Compromises Don’t Live Up to Intent

Senate Republicans’ second filibuster of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Caitlin Halligan demonstrates that the U.S. Senate needs actual rules reform, not compromise agreements that fail to live up to their stated intent.

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