Press Releases

May 1, 2013

CWA Statement on Nomination of Tom Wheeler to Head the FCC

The Communications Workers of America issued this statement on President Barack Obama�s nomination of Tom Wheeler to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Apr 29, 2013

CWA President Cohen Arrested in St. Louis at Peabody Coal Demonstration

In St. Louis today, leaders from the labor movement, community organizations and religious groups stood up to Peabody Coal and its unfair attack on retired workers.

Apr 12, 2013

House Passage of Anti-NLRB Bill Part of Larger GOP Shell Game to Gut Worker Protections

The Communications Workers of America strongly condemns the passage of H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation is the latest example of an all-out assault by many Republicans on the National Labor Relations Board and on basic worker protections.

Apr 11, 2013

FCC Chair Confirms T-Mobile Commitments To Preserve and Grow Jobs In The United States

Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski today released a letter to a member of Congress, stating he expects T-Mobile USA to fulfill its promises of both preserving and creating jobs in the United States following regulatory approval of its merger with MetroPCS.

Apr 9, 2013

CWA: Senate Leaders Must Move President�s NLRB Nominations to the Senate Floor

The Communications Workers of America commends President Obama for putting forward three additional nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. These nominations, together with two previously announced, would restore the NLRB to full status and will ensure that a functioning NLRB can enforce workers� rights on the job.

Apr 4, 2013

CWA Statement on Japan�s Intent to Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Communications Workers of America opposes the entry of Japan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

Apr 1, 2013

CWA Bargaining Team Reaches Tentative Agreement at AT&T West

CWA�s bargaining committee and AT&T West have reached a new tentative agreement that provides major improvements over a previous tentative contract.

Mar 25, 2013

NABET-CWA and ABC-TV Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Deal

NABET-CWA reaches a tentative, four-year agreement with ABC covering about 2,500 employees.

Mar 25, 2013

CWA Members at AT&T West Reject Contract by Wide Margin, Negotiations to Resume Monday

CWA members at AT&T West voted to reject their tentative agreement by a wide margin and to support a strike if necessary. But after weekend meetings CWA elected local leaders authorized Vice President Weitkamp and the bargaining committee to return to negotiations beginning Monday.

Mar 25, 2013

Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Reform H-1B and L-1 Visa Program

Legislation was introduced last week in the Senate to reform the H-1B and L-1 visa program by building in real safeguards for U.S. workers and ensuring that workers are paid the same wages for the same work.

Mar 22, 2013

CWA Members at AT&T West Vote Down Contract

CWA members at AT&T West voted down a tentative contract yesterday.

Mar 21, 2013

Community, Political Pressure Force Cablevision-Optimum to Rehire 22 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 18, 2013

CWA Statement on the Nomination of Tom Perez as Labor Secretary

President 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.

Mar 15, 2013

CWA Members Vote Down Tentative Contract at Verizon Southwest

Members of the Communications Workers of America at Verizon Southwest have voted down a tentative agreement. The agreement covers about 2,200 workers in Texas. The CWA bargaining team is meeting to review next steps.

Mar 12, 2013

CWA: Enforceable Job Protections Needed in T-Mobile/Metro PCS Merger

CWA expressed its disappointment that the FCC failed to incorporate enforceable job protections for workers as part of the T-Mobile and Metro PCS merger.

Mar 12, 2013

CWA Statement on Federal Approval of T-Mobile/MetroPCS Merger

We expect T-Mobile USA to keep its word that not only will the company grow and retain call center jobs here in the United States, but that it will do the same for network technician positions as well. T-Mobile has now said publicly that the �synergies model� they shared with the Federal Communications Commission assumes no layoffs, and we�ll hold them to that.

Mar 11, 2013

T-Mobile-MetroPCS Deal Will Result in Significant Job Cuts, FCC Must Give Transaction Full Scrutiny

In an Ex Parte filing today, the Communications Workers of America stressed that the $30 billion deal, involving 38,000 employees and 43 million subscribers at T-Mobile and Metro PCS, is simply too big and too controversial to be handled at the Bureau Level. Instead, the full Commission should vote on this major transaction. CWA pointed out that the full Commission has voted on much smaller transactions, including the $72 million Guam Cellular/DoCOMo Guam transaction and the $2.8 billion AT&T/Dobson deal. There is no reason that the full Commission should not fully evaluate and assess all the elements of this $30 billion deal.

Mar 7, 2013

CWA: President Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act, Critical Safeguards Restored

With President Obama�s signature, the protections of the Violence Against Women Act finally are restored. The Communications Workers of America is pleased that the House of Representatives Republican majority finally put aside partisan politics to pass this important legislation.

Mar 6, 2013

CWA: Halligan Filibuster Evidence that Senate Rules Reform Compromises Don�t Live Up to Intent

Filibuster of Caitlin Halligan to U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yet more evidence that we need real reform of Senate rules.

Mar 5, 2013

T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Admit Merger Will Lead To Job Reductions

In a filing on Monday with the Federal Communications Commission, the Communications Workers of America said solid evidence provided by T-Mobile to the FCC show that � absent conditions � the merged T-Mobile-MetroPCS will cut a significant number of jobs in the United States, despite claims to the contrary from T-Mobile and MetroPCS.

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