Florida CWAers Support Union in Record Numbers

Motivated by anti-union legislation passed by the Florida legislature and by their treatment on the job by management, CWA Local 3122 members at the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) are supporting their union in record numbers.

Last year, the Florida legislature passed a union-busting law that required public employees to demonstrate that 60 percent of employees are paying dues and have signed “membership authorization forms." Hardworking public employees can lose their union representation or see their chosen union decertified if they do not meet the law’s onerous requirements.

“We recently passed 60 percent paying dues and signing the form, and our support is growing,” said Chris Walterson, President of CWA Local 3122. “A lot of the mobilizing work is being done on the ground by the FKAA workers themselves, which is a great sign for us going forward.”