Feb 7, 2013
Sharan Burrow, leader of the world’s largest union organization, the International Trade Union Confederation, will be in Washington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C., next week, to push forward on the global campaign for justice for T-Mobile USA workers.
Feb 7, 2013
"Our democracy is corrupted," wrote CWA President Larry Cohen in the latest issue of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council’s newsletter. "Money is not speech. Corporations are not people. Our path to change must rely on massive movement-building, uniting economic justice and democracy."
Jan 30, 2013
Today, 23 Brooklyn Cablevision workers were illegally fired after attempting to discuss the lack of good-faith bargaining by the company with their management and expressing support for their bargaining committee – protected activities by federal law. The Communications Workers of America, which the workers voted to join a year ago, condemned the firings as an illegal and outrageous attack on the company’s hard-working employees. Last week, CWA had filed unfair labor practice charges alleging bad-faith bargaining by Cablevision-Optimum.
Jan 24, 2013
IUE-CWA organized in Kansas City and CWA Local 6360 continues to represent in Kansas City.
Jan 17, 2013
American Airlines agents and CWA are continuing their efforts to get a voice on the job and in the future, following a narrow loss in the representation election among 7,800 agents.
Jan 17, 2013
A unit of 73 certified nursing assistants joined CWA last week, growing the union’s presence at a recently privatized county hospital.
Dec 13, 2012
This week Michigan became the country’s 24th “right to work” state. But more than 12,000 protesters didn’t let the misleadingly-named legislation pass quietly.
Dec 13, 2012
In These Times’ David Moberg talked with CWA President Larry Cohen on the 25th anniversary of Jobs with Justice.
Dec 7, 2012
American Airlines passenger service agents today are exercising their democratic right to vote on union representation, one year after the CWA petitioned the National Mediation Board for the election on behalf of agents.
Dec 6, 2012
Stand Up for Ohio brought together 52 grassroots leaders from across the state last weekend to work on movement building and organizing plans for 2013.
Nov 29, 2012
CWA members were out in force on Black Friday, standing strong with Walmart workers who are fighting against the company’s mistreatment of workers.
Nov 29, 2012
More than 225 eligible certified American Sign Language interpreters at Purple Communications, the second largest video relay service provider in the country, voted to join The Newspaper Guild yesterday in California, Arizona and Colorado.
Nov 20, 2012
The Communications Workers of America, on behalf of passenger service agents at American Airlines, commends Pride at Work, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund and National Stonewall Democrats for their efforts to support democracy at American Airlines.
Nov 19, 2012
Current and former American Airlines passenger service agents say rampant outsourcing of key passenger service agent positions across the country to low-paid contractors likely will contribute to passenger delays during the busy holiday travel season.
Nov 19, 2012
The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel has just published a major review and analysis of the “brutal psych terror” faced by workers at T-Mobile USA. Der Spiegel is one of Europe's largest publications, with a weekly circulation of more than one million and is known for its attention to detail and comprehensive reporting.
Nov 15, 2012
The Communications Workers of America today began an advertising campaign demanding "no more delays" for American Airlines passenger service agents -- backed by federal court decisions – who only want the democratic right to vote on union representation.
Nov 1, 2012
The National Mediation Board has just set the dates for the union representation election among American Airlines passenger service agents.
Oct 18, 2012
Veronica Avila, the daughter of immigrants who grew up in Chicago’s poor meatpacking yards and returned to organize its restaurant workers, has won the 2012 Edna Award.
Sep 20, 2012
A county judge has struck down provisions of Wisconsin’s law that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for public sector unions.
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