Mar 10, 2011
Marking the 100th annual International Women's Day on Tuesday, CWA members and union supporters around the world offered encouraging words to more than 10,000 women who work at T-Mobile USA, which is fighting its workers every step of the way as they fight to organize a union.
Feb 17, 2011
The global union movement has joined with CWA and ver.di, the union representing German workers at T-Mobile and parent company Deutsche Telekom, to press DT to end its double standard of supporting workers' rights in Europe but completely opposing them in the United States.
Feb 16, 2011
CWA is opposing the efforts of some House members to block the FCC from protecting the open Internet.
Feb 10, 2011
The unanimous vote by the Federal Communications Commission to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF) is a first step toward bringing the promise of high speed broadband to communities, residents and businesses in rural and underserved areas.
Dec 22, 2010
The vote by the the Federal Communications Commission approving Chairman Genachowski’s initiative to adopt open Internet rules means the U.S. can move forward on broadband buildout in a way that will create quality jobs, sustainable communities and enable the U.S. to catch up with the rest of the world.
Dec 21, 2010
The FCC Chairman gives a shout out to CWA as the Commission votes to adopt open Internet rules.
Dec 16, 2010
CWA's fourth annual Speed Matters report comparing broadband speeds in every state was rolled out at a news conference with President Larry Cohen, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, and key coalition members in the campaign to improve access and affordability of high speed broadband.
Dec 1, 2010
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposes a framework that will sustain its open Internet principles and move the United States forward in terms of investment and quality jobs.
Sep 16, 2010
Congress is back, and CWA is working with House and Senate leaders over the short four-week session to move forward on legislation to support good jobs and help middle class families.
Sep 2, 2010
CWA commended the FCC for continuing to work to resolve the confused "net neutrality" debate that has stalled the buildout of high speed broadband and caused the digital divide in the U.S. to grow worse.
Sep 1, 2010
CWA says the FCC has pushed for a resolution of the confused "net neutrality" debate. It's time to move forward where we already have broad consensus on rules of the road for the wireline Internet.
Aug 26, 2010
CWA Telecommunications Vice President Jimmy Gurganus submitted testimony to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, outlining potential risks surrounding the proposed CenturyLink-Qwest Communications acquisition.
Aug 9, 2010
Today's announcement by Verizon and Google shows consensus is possible to preserve an open Internet and build out a 21st century broadband network.
Aug 5, 2010
More than 175 workers joined CWA last week, from telecom workers at AT&T Mobility in Puerto Rico to public workers in the Borough of Island Heights in Ocean County, N.J.
Jul 8, 2010
Seven Republican members of Congress have signed a letter to Deutsche Telekom chief executive officer Rene Olbermann calling on the company to "follow the same, fair policies at your U.S. subsidiary as at Deutsche Telekom" with regard to workers' rights to decide for themselves, free from management interference, whether they want to organize and bargain collectively.
Jun 24, 2010
Leaders representing eight national civil rights, labor, and environmental organizations urged Congress to act quickly to clarify the Federal Communications Commission's authority to protect an Open Internet and apply Universal Service funding to broadband.
Jun 21, 2010
CWA called on the Federal Communications Commission to deny the application of Comcast and NBCU, or impose conditions that make certain the deal is in the public interest.
Jun 10, 2010
The proposed Comcast-NBCU merger would lead to job cuts, aggravate the already anti-competitive behavior of the cable industry and restrict consumer access to the online video content of their choice, CWA District 9 Vice President James Weitkamp told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee at a field hearing Monday in Los Angeles.
Jun 7, 2010
CWA District 9 Vice President Jim Weitkamp tells a House Judiciary Committee field hearing that the proposed Comcast-NBCU merger will lead to job cuts and will harm consumer interests, especially in the growing video services market.
May 25, 2010
Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen today issued a statement after key committee chairs in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives announced they will start a process to update the Communications Act.
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