Feb 20, 2012
Ver.di: Delegation from Germany supports American unionists
ver.di, the German union representing 2.3 million workers, is standing strong for organizing and bargaining rights for T-Mobile USA workers.
Feb 9, 2012
Vote on FAA Reauthorization is Attack on Workers’ Bargaining Rights
The 157 House and 15 Senate Democrats who voted no on the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization made it clear: democracy isn't a choice between jobs and workers' rights.
Feb 9, 2012
Flight Attendants OccuFLY LAX to Protest Greed, Attack on Workers’ Rights
Chanting, "It's not just about first class, it's about the middle class," more than 400 AFA-CWA Flight Attendants from 20 airlines and activists from Los Angeles area unions turned out for an "OccuFLY" demonstration at Los Angeles International Airport this week.
Feb 6, 2012
CWA: Senate Vote on FAA Reauthorization Caves in to Minority’s Ideological Agenda
With today's vote, the Senate has caved in to the ideological agenda of House Speaker John Boehner and used the FAA Reauthorization process to destroy workers' rights and democracy. .
Feb 3, 2012
Activists ‘Stand Up, Fight Back’ at CWA Leg-Pol Conference
More than 700 CWA activists covered Capitol Hill as part of CWA's Legislative-Political conference in Washington. Their message to senators, representatives and staff: we're fighting back to restore democracy and economic justice for working families. CWA activists visited more than 350 congressional offices.
Jan 30, 2012
Transportation Unions Call on Congress to Pass Clean FAA Reauthorization
Rewriting decades of labor law without debate or discussion sets a dangerous precedent.
Jan 26, 2012
Cablevision Workers Triumph: Brooklyn Technicians Vote To Unionize
A huge victory for workers' rights. Cablevision workers vote CWA!
Jan 26, 2012
Indiana House Passes Right to Work (for Less)
CWA activists and union supporters are keeping up the fight against union busting in Indiana, despite the House passing "right to work" (for less) by a 55-44 vote yesterday.
Jan 26, 2012
PSA Flight Attendants Ready to Strike
After more than two and a half years of fruitless negotiations at PSA Airlines, Flight Attendants at the airline represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA warned the airline that workers would be forced to strike if management continues to refuse to bargain fairly.
Jan 19, 2012
CWA to NLRB: Verizon Wireless Subverted Union Election
CWA has asked the National Labor Relations Board to throw out a narrow Jan. 6 union election loss for 13 workers at a Verizon Wireless facility in Bloomington, Ill., charging that the company repeatedly violated the law to ensure the vote would go its way.
Jan 19, 2012
Wisconsin Coalition Submits 1 Million-Plus Signatures to Oust Walker
Bursting with smiles and pride as the national media watched, Wisconsin activists made history this week as they delivered more than 1 million petition signatures in the campaign to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
Jan 19, 2012
Activists, House Democrats So Far Stalling Indiana ‘Right-to-Work’
Determined union members and Democratic lawmakers in Indiana are keeping the so-called "right-to-work" debate alive, denying Republicans the opportunity to pass the anti-union bill quickly and quell the controversy before their capital city hosts the Super Bowl in two weeks.
Jan 12, 2012
High-Impact Campaign Fighting Indiana ‘Right to Work’ Bill
With a campaign that is flooding the Indiana statehouse with thousands of activists every day, CWA and other unions are determined to stop Republican leaders from ramming an anti-union "right-to-work" bill through the legislature.
Jan 12, 2012
Alltel and Non-Profit Workers Join CWA
To get better pay, benefits and working conditions, former Alltel workers at AT&T Mobility are continuing to join CWA through majority sign-up.
Jan 5, 2012
T-Mobile Exec Attacks Union Supporters on Long Island
T-Mobile USA Regional Vice President Tom Ellefson led an unrelenting, and ultimately, personal attack on technicians on Long Island, N.Y., who wanted a union and bargaining rights.
Jan 5, 2012
Unions Ready for Battle as Indiana GOP Rushes to Pass ‘Right-to-Work’
As Indiana's 2012 legislative session opened Jan. 4, CWA members were among thousands of workers who packed the capitol and chanted "Union!" to protest the Republican leadership's renewed and rapid push to pass an anti-union "right-to-work" law.
Jan 5, 2012
Cablevision Workers Standing Strong for CWA Voice
Cablevision workers in Brooklyn are standing strong, despite a very hostile and intense anti-union campaign being waged by management.
Jan 4, 2012
President Obama’s Leadership in Recess Appointments Ends Senate Gridlock
President Obama's leadership, in announcing his intent to appoint three members to the NLRB, gives workers a chance at justice on the job.
Dec 22, 2011
AT&T Mobility Conference Focuses on Movement Building, Organizing
Movement building, upcoming AT&T Mobility bargaining talks in District 6, and extending CWA representation to unorganized wireless workers were key issues for 150 CWAers attending the union's AT&T Mobility Leadership conference in Detroit this month.
Dec 22, 2011
Brooklyn Cablevision Workers Looking Forward to CWA Election
Cablevision workers in Brooklyn, fed up with low wages and little respect from management, have their best opportunity yet for a union voice, with an election for CWA representation set for Jan. 26.
