Where Workers Are Joining

Jun 14, 2012

Kaplan ESL Teachers Vote to Join TNG-CWA

Kaplan�s English-as-a-second-language teachers voted last week to join the Newspaper Guild of New York, becoming the company�s first employees to unionize.

Jun 7, 2012

Dunkin’ Donuts Workers at New York’s Penn Station Join TNG-CWA

If you�re passing through New York�s Penn Station, be sure to stop for a doughnut with the union label � specifically The Newspaper Guild-CWA. The Guild�s New York local now represents workers at two, soon to be three, new Dunkin� Donuts shops that are located inside Hudson News stores at Penn Station.

Jun 6, 2012

American Airlines Agents Praise NMB Decision to Move Forward on Union Election

Democracy rules! 10,000 American Airlines agents will get their right to vote in democratic union representation election.

May 24, 2012

AT&T Mobility Retail Workers Join CWA

Nearly 400 AT&T Mobility retail store workers in Mississippi and Wyoming have chosen CWA representation.

Apr 20, 2012

Agents Fight Back, Union Election to be Scheduled

Passenger service agents at American Airlines were hit with a devastating reorganization plan yesterday that will affect nearly 10,000 agents. Agents face layoffs, outsourcing, the loss of wages and benefits, being forced to work from home for no benefits, and likely even more cuts in the future as they are the only major workgroup at the airline without union representation.

Apr 12, 2012

GE Workers in Iowa Vote to Join CWA

General Electric workers at an Iowa switchgear plant voted Wednesday on IUE-CWA representation. But the results are still unknown, as the ballots have been impounded due to GE's attempt to pad the bargaining unit.

Apr 12, 2012

Maryland CWAers Win Victories in Legislative Session

The 2012 Maryland state legislative session closed this week, and CWA members made some real gains for workers and consumers.

Apr 5, 2012

Puerto Rico Telephone Installers Join CWA

CWA's membership in Puerto Rico swelled last month, as dozens more telephone installers voted in favor of union representation.

Mar 29, 2012

New Jersey Childcare Workers Join CWA

CWA Local 1039 won an election last Friday to represent 20 workers at a New Jersey childcare center.

Mar 1, 2012

New CWA, TWU Voice is 850,000 Strong

CWA and the Transport Workers International Union signed an affiliation agreement that means new opportunities in organizing and mobilizing with the combined strength of 850,000 members.

Feb 9, 2012

CWA, Transport Workers Union Form New Partnership

The Transport Workers Union of America and CWA have voted to work together in a new affiliation. The new partnership was unanimously endorsed by the executive boards of both unions.

Feb 9, 2012

Embarq/CenturyLink Techs Join CWA in Florida

Embarq/CenturyLink technicians from Winter Park, Fla., won CWA Local 3176 representation, following a Jan. 27 decision by the National Labor Relations Board that their 60-59 election victory should stand.

Jan 26, 2012

Cablevision Workers’ Campaign Wins Tremendous Public Support

At last night's CWA national town hall meeting, Anthony Guerrier, a Cablevision worker in Brooklyn working for CWA representation, told the 6,000 CWAers listening that "we're optimistic that by this time tomorrow we'll be able to say that we are proud members of CWA Local 1109."

Jan 12, 2012