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.
Nov 9, 2012
Statement by CWA President Larry Cohen on President Obama’s remarks
Voters made a clear choice on Election Day. They rejected the politics of division and fear and, as the President said today, voted for action and a real focus on good jobs.
Mar 8, 2012
New Book Exposes the Worst of Employer Pension Schemes
"Retirement Heist" is a new book by Ellen Schultz, a former investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She carefully describes how companies plunder and wring profits from the defined benefit pension plans of American workers. It's required reading for union leaders engaged in bargaining with the country's biggest corporations.
Feb 17, 2012
CWAers Deliver Valentine Message to Verizon, Verizon Wireless
In District 2-13, CWAers leafleted more than 50 Verizon Wireless retail stores with the message: "We've given you so much, but now you're breaking our hearts. If you want to 'be ours,' focus more on good jobs and less on corporate greed."
Oct 27, 2011
Postcard, Petition Campaign Furthers Fight for Retirement Security
Fighting to protect Americans' retirement security, CWA and members of the Strengthen Social Security Campaign delivered hundreds of thousands of postcards and petition signatures to Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2011
NY Retirees Protest Congresswoman’s Medicare, Social Security Votes
Several CWA retirees got a jump start on August Accountability Month, joining a coalition of activists last week at the office of a New York congresswoman who voted for the Paul Ryan budget and its attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
May 26, 2011
GOP Medicare Scheme Backfires as NY Dem Wins Race for Congress
The Republican agenda to kill Medicare, trample workers' rights and cut millionaires' taxes at the expense of everyone else took a well-earned beating in upstate New York on Tuesday, as a Democrat comfortably won the special election for a U.S. House seat the GOP has held for generations.
Apr 14, 2011
CWA Joins Thousands in Rally Against Anti-Worker Budget in Michigan
CWAers joined with thousands of union members, students, senior citizens and working families in Lansing, Mich., this week to rally against devastating budget proposals that would slash vital services, raise taxes on those who can least afford it and give a $1.8 billion tax break to businesses.
Dec 16, 2010
Guild’s AP Journalists Withhold Bylines in Protest Over Benefit Cuts
Hundreds of TNG-CWA journalists at The Associated Press are taking part in a national "byline boycott" this week, removing their names from stories and photos to protest the news service’s attempt to slash pension and medical benefits.
Dec 2, 2010
Medical costs for retirees falling, still very high for those without employer based coverage
A new report estimates that retirees without the benefit of employer provided coverage will need to have hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank to cover expected health care costs. Employees with employer provided coverage can expect to retire securely with 40% less money in savings for health care costs.
Dec 2, 2010
Fortune Magazine Editor: Don’t Gamble Social Security in the Stock Market
As talk of privatizing Social Security heats up again, a Fortune magazine editor and Washington Post business columnist is warning that it’s a foolish idea that would threaten the financial security of future retirees.
Nov 24, 2010
Call Congress Tuesday to Say: ‘Hands Off Social Security!’
The National Fiscal Commission is proposing that Social Security be carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey. We can’t let that happen.
Nov 23, 2010
Ten Reasons the Social Security Proposal of the Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Should be DOA
The Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs’ Social Security proposals are an equal opportunity disaster. So soon after an angry electorate has expressed its frustration with a Washington political class that does not appear to be listening, it totally ignores the will of the people. Poll after poll has shown that Democrats, Republicans, and Independents reject the punitive cuts in America’s economic security that the co-chairs have proposed. Read more to find out the top ten problems with their proposals.
May 27, 2010
Health Benefits Restored for 140 Windstream Retirees, CWA Keeps up Fight
CWA has won a round in the fight to safeguard retiree health care at Windstream. Windstream is restoring health benefits to about 140 retirees who had worked at the company's former GTE properties in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The retirees, represented by CWA Local 6171, are among the 3,000 Windstream retirees affected by the company's plan to terminate retiree health care in July.
May 5, 2010
May is Older Americans Month
Continuing a tradition set in motion by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, President Obama proclaimed that May 2010 is Older Americans month. The proclamation was made to to honor the ongoing contributions of older Americans and pledge our support as a nation to the "wisest among us."
Apr 29, 2010
AFA-CWA Elects Veda Shook President; Honors Retiring Pat Friend for Lifetime Achievement
The AFA-CWA Board of Directors has elected Veda Shook as international president; she will take office when current President Patricia Friend retires Dec. 31 after 15 years of leadership.
Apr 9, 2010
Overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
A presentation for CWA leaders on the benefits of health care reform for CWA members and retirees.
Apr 8, 2010
Windstream Sues Retirees for Objecting to Health Care Cuts
In an outrageous tactic, Windstream is suing dozens of retirees who objected to the company's plans to cut back or eliminate their promised health care benefits. CWA represents more than 1,300 employees and 3,000 retirees at the company.
Apr 1, 2010
Health Care Reform and Retirees
There's some confusion out there regarding health care reform and retiree prescription drug coverage. It's important to get the facts, not the spin that some people are trying to sell.
Apr 1, 2010
The Facts about Health Care Reform and the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy
CWA members have many questions about the recent news stories about retiree health care and charges that companies took on their financial statements in response to the health care reform legislation recently signed into law.
As these are somewhat complicated issues, we have prepared a detailed fact sheet which lays out the policy issues and an explanation.
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