Women

Feb 3, 2011

February Highlights in U.S. Women’s History

Click to read about important dates for women in the United States in the month of February.

Jan 20, 2011

AFA-CWA President Veda Shook Joins CWA Executive Board

New AFA-CWA International President Veda Shook was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the CWA Executive Board, which met this week at CWA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Jan 6, 2011

New AFA-CWA Leaders Promote Flight Attendants’ Unique and Vital Role

Taking the helm at AFA-CWA this week, the leadership team of Veda Shook, Sara Nelson and Kevin Creighan is already building a campaign to help the public, lawmakers and airline management better understand the vital role of today's flight attendants.

Jan 6, 2011

Senate Rules Reform Moves Forward

A proposal to reform the U.S. Senate rules was introduced Jan. 5, the first day of the new Congress. CWA and more than 50 other organizations, including the League of Women Voters, have been working for months to improve the way the Senate works.

Nov 10, 2010

CWA Supports the US joining CEDAW

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the only international human rights treaty to focus exclusively on the rights of women. To date, it has only been ratified 186 of 193 countries worldwide. Sadly missing, like Iran, Somalia and Sudan, is the United States. The treaty protects fundamental rights, addressing violence against women, the right to vote, sex trafficking, and access to education among other important issues to women.

Nov 10, 2010

The Race for a Cure goes Mobile!

Gayle Crawley, Chair of the National Women�s Committee, is involved in the race to find a cure for breast cancer. Like too many in CWA, her local has been touched by this disease, which kills someone in the world every 69 seconds. The National Women�s Committee invites all of CWA to keep up to date with the latest technological advances for this important cause.

Oct 22, 2010

Coalition of Labor Union Women Urges Women to Vote

Our government makes decisions every day that affect the lives of women and their families. Women should vote to make sure those decisions support them. The Coalition of Labor Union Women have put together some links to help you stay informed.

Oct 19, 2010

CWA General Counsel Mary O’Melveny Updates Conference Delegates on Current Legal Issues

Delegates at the CWA Civil Rights and Equity Conference in New Orleans, LA last month were given a detailed briefing on some of the most critical legal cases confronting women and minorities not only in our union but across America.

Sep 30, 2010

St. Louis Guild Helps Build Home for Single Mom and Daughter

Members of TNG-CWA Local 36047 in St. Louis spent last Saturday working on a Habitat for Humanity house that will soon be a real home for a single mother and her six year old daughter.

Sep 3, 2010

Solidarity Alert!

If you're in Minneapolis-St. Paul next Tuesday, join our AFA-CWA brothers and sisters in picketing outside Compass Airlines.

Aug 26, 2010

Virginia AFL-CIO Elects CWAer as First Woman President

The 200 delegates to the Virginia AFL-CIO Convention elected the state fed's first woman president, and she's a CWAer.

Jul 30, 2010

Study shows huge numbers of women will benefit from health care reform law

Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to the Commonwealth Fund study Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Women and the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

Jul 22, 2010

New Report Looks at Union-Building and Young Activists

A new report by the Berger-Marks Foundation offers a "top ten list" to help unions attract and keep a new generation of workers, especially women members.

Jul 8, 2010

Sign Up Now for CWA’s Civil Rights and Equity Conference

CWA's Committee on Civil Rights and Equity has put together a special program for this year's civil rights and equity conference in New Orleans.

May 19, 2010

Be Counted! Make sure to return your National Census Form

While the National Women�s Committee calls on all CWA members to return their Census forms, below find some amazing statistics that show why women, in particular need to take the time out to be counted.

May 13, 2010

On the Web: Learn More During Labor History Month

May is Labor History Month, and whether you want to learn about oral histories or famous union leaders, some new websites are making it easier than ever to explore the rich history of the fight for workers' rights.

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.

Mar 25, 2010

CWA: Senate, House Complete Critical Work of Health Care Reform

With today�s votes by the Senate and House, the nation has moved forward to make health care accessible, affordable and available to all.

Mar 3, 2010

The Paycheck Fairness Act

Forty-five years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) into law, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work. At the time of the EPA�s passage in 1963, women earned merely 59 cents to every dollar earned by men. Although enforcement of the EPA as well as other civil rights laws has helped to narrow the wage gap, significant disparities remain and need to be addressed. Today, women make, on average, only 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.

Jan 21, 2010

New Online Degree, Training Programs for Working Families

Organized labor has been a leader in helping workers gain college degrees and the latest in career training through affordable online degree programs. The AFL-CIO and the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., are expanding educational opportunities for working families through a new partnership with the Princeton Review and its Penn Foster Education Group.

< 1 2 3 4 >