Oct 22, 2012
Nathan Newman Joins CWA Speed Matters Blogging Team
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today announced national telecommunications policy expert Nathan Newman has joined its popular Speed Matters campaign as a guest blogger.
Oct 19, 2012
CWA Members Ratify Verizon Contract
Members of the Communications Workers of America at Verizon Communications ratified a four-year agreement covering about 35,000 CWA represented workers from Virginia to New England. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers also voted to ratify a four-year agreement. IBEW represents about 10,000 Verizon workers.
Oct 19, 2012
CWA Comment on Voluntary Pension Contribution by AT&T
The Communications Workers of America is pleased to see that AT&T is taking steps to further strengthen its defined benefit pension fund. Retirement security is a critical issue for working families, and AT&T’s action means a strong future for the fund.
Oct 19, 2012
American Airlines’ Outsourcing of Vital Services at Airports Harms Passengers, Workers and Security
Passengers at airports across America are learning how American Airlines is replacing experienced, trained employees with minimum wage workers under the cover of bankruptcy laws while the airline sits on $8 billion in cash.
Oct 9, 2012
Romney Calls for “Saving Good Jobs” By Threatening Future of 21,000 Good Public Broadcasting Jobs
The presidential campaigns continue to duel over Mitt Romney’s pledge to gut the funding future of public broadcasting. Today, Mitt Romney responded to the Obama campaign’s new “Big Bird” ad by once again missing the point regarding public broadcasting’s economic benefits to the nation. As CWA pointed out last week, federal investment in public broadcasting is the epitome of a successful public/private partnership – the federal investment in public broadcasting acts as seed money for local stations, which leverage every $1 of federal investment to raise over $6. All together, federal funding for public broadcasting contributes more than $1 billion to the national economy, for less than $1.40 per American.
Oct 3, 2012
CWA: Appeals Court Decision Means American Airlines Agents Will Finally Get Their Vote
Statement by the Communications Workers of America on today’s ruling by the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that dismissed American Airlines’ claims in its attempt to block workers’ democratic rights:
Oct 3, 2012
CWA: Possible Deal Between T-Mobile and Metro PCS Means More Jobs Loss, Decline for Workers
The Communications Workers of America expressed serious concern tonight as rumors swirled around a potential link up between T-Mobile USA and Metro PCS. Discussions are ongoing but it seems that Deutsche Telekom is looking to use the proposed deal as a way to monetize T-Mobile USA and potentially sell assets over time.
Sep 20, 2012
CWA Joins NAACP and Greenpeace to Back Grassroots Democracy Act, Introduced By Rep. Sarbanes
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today announced that they have issued a joint letter, along with the NAACP and Greenpeace, in support of new legislation issued by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), entitled the Grassroots Democracy Act, HR 6426.
Sep 19, 2012
CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Verizon
The Communications Workers of America today announced a tentative agreement with Verizon Communications that protects the job security and retirement security of 34,000 members from Virginia to Massachusetts.
Sep 15, 2012
CWA To Continue Hammering TPP Negotiators On Workers’ Rights
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today said it met with both foreign and domestic negotiators involved in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to raise workers’ rights issues, and vowed to continue to raise public awareness about the potentially catastrophic effects of such an agreement on American jobs.
Sep 14, 2012
ICYMI:U.S. Call Center Workers Ready to Get Back to Work With Right Political & Corporate Leadership
This week, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) released a video featuring American call center workers sharing their personal stories and experiences with off-shoring – a practice that has devastated the domestic call center industry to the tune of 500,000 jobs lost since 2006. Entitled “Why Wouldn’t You,” CWA’s new video features call center workers from across the country sharing their stories about the impact of losing their jobs and the effect on their lives and families.
Sep 13, 2012
New CWA Video Spotlights Personal, Not Political, Side of Off-Shoring
A new video released today by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) offers an essential reminder that the offshoring of U.S. jobs is all-too-real and personal for hundreds of thousands of American workers.
Sep 11, 2012
CWA: Statement on Chicago Teacher Strike
It's time to confront elected officials who try to divide working women and men. Chicago's Mayor should heed the words of President Obama, who in his Labor Day proclamation just a few days ago said, 'I am committed to preserving the collective bargaining rights that helped build the greatest middle class the world has ever known. It is the fundamental right of every American to have a voice on the job, and a chance to negotiate for fair pay, safe working conditions, and a secure retirement. When we uphold these basic principles, our middle class grows and everybody prospers.'
Sep 10, 2012
NAACP and Unions Working Together to Overcome Pennsylvania Voter Suppression Law
Two national unions and the Pennsylvania NAACP today announced a collaborative effort to register 25,000 new voters in the Keystone State by October 1st.
Aug 31, 2012
Ahead of Labor Day, American Airlines Pursues Executives’ Riches Over Workers’ Rights
Washington, D.C. – With Labor Day weekend approaching, few storylines offer such a sharp contrast between corporate greed and the original intention of this national holiday as the ongoing saga of American Airlines and its pursuit of an anti-worker agenda.
Aug 28, 2012
CWA TV Ad Says Bringing Good Jobs Back is the Path to Economic Recovery
The Communications Workers of America has a message for Democrats and Republicans: “Bringing good jobs back is the beginning of an economic recovery.” CWA is airing the 30 second television ad on the Current TV network starting tonight during coverage of the Republican National Convention. The ad also will run during Current TV coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
Aug 23, 2012
CWA: FCC Decision on Big Cable Deal Will Kill Jobs, Harm Consumers
The FCC's unanimous vote on the Big Cable deal will kill jobs and hurt consumers.
Aug 20, 2012
ICYMI: One Customer’s Frustrations with Verizon Overseas Call Centers a Lens at Larger Problems
A letter published in this weekend's Washington Post highlights one customer's frustrations with Verizon in the aftermath of a major storm in the Washington, DC, area this summer. The letter follows on the heels of local reports detailing Verizon's mismanagement of restoring 9-1-1 emergency services, while Verizon technicians worked more than 12 hours a day to return those vital services to the northern Virginia communities in the aftermath of the storm.
Aug 17, 2012
CWA Members at Two AT&T Units Ratify New Contracts
In two separate contract ratification votes, members of the Communications Workers of America approved new contracts at AT&T Midwest and AT&T Legacy.
Aug 16, 2012
CWA: Justice Department Decision on Verizon-Big Cable Deal Destroys Competition, Jobs
The U.S. Justice Department’s decision today to approve the Verizon Wireless-Big Cable deal is exactly the wrong one for workers, consumers and communities. The result is a massive Verizon Wireless/cable/content monopoly, job cuts, higher prices, and fewer choices.
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