Next Generation

Apr 25, 2013

Strengthening Our Next Generation

CWA�s Next Generation initiative is developing the future leaders of the labor movement.

May 24, 2012

Next Generation Activists Storm Minneapolis

Nearly 50 young workers taped dollar bills over their mouths, marched into a Wells Fargo lobby and laid down in front of the bank�s trademark stagecoach in protest.

Jun 17, 2011

Get a Sneak Peak at “Next Generation” Convention Report, Survey

CWA's Next Generation committee has posted a preview of their CWA Convention 2011 report on Facebook.

Apr 7, 2011

April 4: An ‘Amazing Day’ from Coast to Coast

Embracing the April 4 movement proposed by CWA just a few weeks earlier, hundreds of thousands of people across the country made their voices heard Monday in their workplaces, their communities and outside businesses and government buildings in the intensifying national fight for workers' rights and economic justice.

Mar 31, 2011

Today’s Fight a ‘Moral Obligation and a Mission’

Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s, joined CWA's third virtual town hall meeting Tuesday night, building excitement for the nationwide events on Monday, April 4, and the ongoing battle for workers' rights.

Mar 31, 2011

Bargaining Rights Mean Dignity: The Message of April 4

Across our country on April 4, working people and allies from the civil rights movement, the religious community, student groups and many more are standing together for the rights of all workers to bargain for a middle-class life, our right to a voice in the political process and the respect that all people deserve.

Mar 3, 2011

Cohen Announces Nationwide Day of Action April 4

The voice of the labor movement and its allies will roar louder than ever on April 4, the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when "it will not be business as usual at workplaces and communities across this nation," CWA President Larry Cohen said Wednesday.

Feb 10, 2011

‘Legislative University’ Prepares CWA Activists for Major Battles

CWA's first-ever "Legislative University" drew 100 activists and staff to Washington, D.C., this week to learn how to get the ear of lawmakers, build coalitions and create effective plans to combat attacks on workers in Congress and statehouses around the country.

Feb 10, 2011

Economic Justice Means Rights for Workers, Sustainable Jobs

Creating good, sustainable jobs in the nation's emerging green economy will require workers, community and political leaders to build coalitions that put pressure on employers, CWA President Larry Cohen told the "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Feb 3, 2011

CWA Board Calls for Eliminating EVP Position

Following through on our continuing efforts to redirect the union's resources to where they are most needed in these critical times, the Executive Board is recommending that the position of executive vice president be eliminated, effective at CWA's 73rd Convention in July.

Jan 20, 2011