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AP Journalists in Mexico Gain Strong Representation
With the assistance of CWA's News Media Guild and the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, journalists at the Associated Press in Mexico won union recognition and bargaining rights with STRM, Mexico's strongest and most democratic telecom union. |
09/10/09 |
CWA-COPE Fall Fundraising Drive Kicks Off Sept. 14
With tough battles continuing over health care reform and Employee Free Choice, CWAers are being urged to step up their voluntary contributions to CWA-COPE when the program's fundraising drive kicks off Sept. 14 |
09/04/09 |
Job Security Gained in Tentative Agreement at AT&T Legacy
The tentative three-year agreement CWA reached with AT&T Legacy on Aug. 28 achieves strong employment security protections, maintains workers' standard of living and preserves quality health care. Some 8,000 CWA-represented workers nationwide are covered by the pact. |
09/03/09 |
Pentagon Bows to Pressure from TNG to Stop Screening Reporters
Pressure from The Newspaper Guild-CWA and other media organizations has led the Pentagon to back off from its policy of vetting journalists to determine if they are sympathetic to U.S. policies in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
09/03/09 |
'Labor in the Pulpits' To Reach 1,000+ Congregations On Weekend
More than 1,000 congregations across the country are inviting union members to speak this weekend as part of the annual Labor Day "Labor in the Pulpits" program. Over the years, "Labor in the Pulpits" has helped thousands of churches, temples and other congregations focus their Labor Day weekend services on injustice in the workplace and how religious communities can help workers fight for a living wage, health care and the freedom to form unions. |
09/03/09 |
One-Third of Young Workers Struggling to Pay the Bills
One-third of workers aged 18 to 35 live at home with their parents and are significantly less likely to have health care or economic security than their counterparts a decade ago, according to a national survey. Labor leaders say the report reinforces the urgency of reaching out to young workers. |
09/03/09 |
Online Workers Join TNG-CWA Through Majority Sign Up
Workers at the progressive website, Truthout.org, joined TNG-CWA in the Guild's first organizing campaign conducted through majority sign up. The 19 workers, scattered across the country, were assisted by Local 36047 in St. Louis. |
09/03/09 |
CWA District 9 Members Ratify AT&T West Contract
CWA members at AT&T West overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year agreement at the company by a 3-to-1 margin. The settlement, reached Aug. 9, covers 22,000 CWA-represented workers in California, Nevada and Hawaii. |
09/03/09 |
Tentative IUE-CWA Pact at GM Improves Retirees' Health Care, Pensions
IUE-CWA reached a tentative agreement Sept. 1 with the new General Motors that provides baseline security for retirees facing health care, life insurance, and pension losses after GM's bankruptcy. |
09/03/09 |
CWA Calls for Labor Unity, Governance Reform at AFL-CIO Convention
CWA will press for constitutional amendments that call for better use of financial resources by the AFL-CIO and changes to improve governance. The constitutional amendments plus a resolution on Labor Unity have been submitted for consideration by AFL-CIO delegates next month. |
08/27/09 |
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