Jun 3, 2010
Members of CWA Local 1122 in Buffalo are engaged in an unfair labor practice strike at the American Red Cross, citing the organization's record of labor law violations and its refusal to negotiate a fair contract.
Jun 3, 2010
It's no surprise that Delta's CEO Richard Anderson is a big supporter of Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson. Isakson spearheaded a campaign on Capitol Hill to block the National Mediation Board's rule change that finally brings a majority vote determination to airline elections.
Jun 3, 2010
After a nine-year battle that CWA helped lead, a bill to ensure medical monitoring and treatment of workers exposed to toxins at Ground Zero has passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Jun 3, 2010
In stark contrast to the Bush years, federal contractors and subcontractors must now post notices alerting workers to their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, including their right to join a union.
Jun 3, 2010
CWA members in Richmond, VA., rally at the Massey Energy shareholders meeting, to show their respect for miners killed at the company's operations in West Virginia and to put Massey on notice that the company's criminal behavior won't be tolerated any longer.
May 27, 2010
In the largest rally in New Jersey history, thousands of CWA members and some 35,000 activists in all jammed the state capitol grounds in Trenton to denounce the Governor's budget that will devastate vital services but give millionaires more tax breaks.
May 27, 2010
CWA has won a round in the fight to safeguard retiree health care at Windstream. Windstream is restoring health benefits to about 140 retirees who had worked at the company's former GTE properties in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The retirees, represented by CWA Local 6171, are among the 3,000 Windstream retirees affected by the company's plan to terminate retiree health care in July.
May 27, 2010
Three months after Dish Network workers voted 25-19 for CWA representation at the Farmers Branch, Tex., facility, the full National Labor Relations Board finally certified the election. The workers are represented by CWA Local 6171.
May 27, 2010
CWA and a network of activists have launched a public campaign and petition drive to pressure the company to protect its Korean workers from deadly toxins.
May 21, 2010
This Saturday, more than 6,000 CWA public workers will be part of a crowd of more than 20,000 that will jam the state capitol in Trenton to protest the governor's brutal budget cuts.
May 21, 2010
CWA crashed Dish Network TV's annual summit meeting in San Antonio, Texas, last week to protest the company's campaign to destroy the union workers who organized at its Farmers Branch and North Richland Hills locations in February.
May 13, 2010
The National Mediation Board issued a new rule for union representation elections in the airline and railroad industries that finally adopts the majority determination rule that is the standard for elections in the United States.
May 13, 2010
It was an eye-opening experience for T-Mobile USA workers to see firsthand how differently their company treats workers in Germany. During the 10 days that T-Mobile USA workers spent in Germany for the Deutsche Telekom annual meeting and other events, meetings with their German colleagues strengthened their commitment to continue the fight for a union in the United States.
May 13, 2010
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.
May 10, 2010
The National Mediation Board's new rule for union representation elections finally adopts the majority determinatio rule that is the standard for elections in the U.S.
May 6, 2010
The Deutsche Telekom shareholders meeting was a marathon, but the T-Mobile USA workers and CWAers who attended the meeting are still pumped by the support they got from members of ver.di, the union representing German workers at T-Mobile. CWA District 13 Vice President Ed Mooney headed the U.S. group; see tweets, postings, photos and videos at www.loweringthebarforus.org.
May 6, 2010
Hard work by CWA activists was key to getting 26 Democratic members of the House Education and Labor Committee to sign on to a letter calling on Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, to protect and respect workers' rights in the U.S.
May 6, 2010
Angry about Windstream's decision to eliminate retiree health care, more than 150 active and retired CWAers jammed the company's shareholder meeting in Little Rock, Ark.
May 6, 2010
E-Z Pass call center workers in Staten Island, N.Y., are getting growing support from New York State elected and public officials in their fight for a fair contact.
May 6, 2010
CWA and IBEW members leafleted shareholders outside the Verizon annual meeting in Little Rock, stressing that Verizon risks damaging its corporate reputation by looking to use a tax loophole to sell off landlines and backing away from the build-out of high speed broadband.
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