http://www.cwa-union.org The latest CWA Union News. {weblog_language} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_town_hall_call_tonight_may16/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_town_hall_call_tonight_may16/ Join Sen. Tom Harkin on tonight’s CWA Hall Call at 7:30 p.m. ET. Union Hall Call 2013-05-16T18:51:18+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/give_us_five_news/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/give_us_five_news/ CWA and labor activists took to Capitol Hill today to tell lawmakers “Give Us Five” National Labor Relations Board members — even if that means changing the Senate rules on nominations to break through the gridlock. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Senate Rules Reform, NLRB 2013-05-16T18:41:29+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_and_takeaction_minnesota_fight_for_economic_justice/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_and_takeaction_minnesota_fight_for_economic_justice/ CWA and TakeAction Minnesota members mobilize. Building a Movement 2013-05-16T18:38:41+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/us_airways_agents_mobilize_ahead_of_merger/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/us_airways_agents_mobilize_ahead_of_merger/ More than 50 US Airways airport and reservations agents gathered in Charlotte this week to build a mobilizing network for bargaining in preparation for the merger between US Airways and American Airlines. American Airlines 2013-05-16T18:35:55+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/t-mobile_usa_workers_speak_out_in_germany/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/t-mobile_usa_workers_speak_out_in_germany/ This week T-Mobile USA workers are in Germany educating political leaders and Deutsche Telekom shareholders about T-Mobile’s abusive work practices and campaigns against their right to organize. International Solidarity 2013-05-16T18:33:09+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/guild_demands_doj_return_ap_reporters_phone_records/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/guild_demands_doj_return_ap_reporters_phone_records/ The Newspaper Guild-CWA and its local that represents AP journalists, The News Media Guild, demand that the U.S. Justice Department return all telephone records that it obtained from phones – including some home and cell phones – of Associated Press reporters and editors. 2013-05-16T18:30:23+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_may16/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_may16/ CWA Local 1109 wins election and is acknowledged for organizing. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, NLRB 2013-05-16T18:27:37+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_updates_may16/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_updates_may16/ Bargaining Updates at AT&T East, New Jersey, and NABET. Bargaining/Companies, AT&T 2013-05-16T18:24:50+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/no_knives_on_planes_ever_again/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/no_knives_on_planes_ever_again/ Flight Attendants held a press conference today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to continue to engage the traveling public in efforts to keep the aircraft cabin free of knives that have been used as weapons. Health and Safety 2013-05-16T18:22:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/california_launches_innovative_plan_to_expand_voter_registration/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/california_launches_innovative_plan_to_expand_voter_registration/ California’s Secretary of State Debra Bowen is designating the state’s new Health Benefit Exchange, Covered California, as a voter registration agency under the National Voter Registration Act. That means Covered California will be incorporating voter registration into every transaction – online, in-person and by phone – it has with consumers. Democracy 2013-05-16T18:19:24+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/you_wont_want_to_miss_the_next_cwa_town_hall_call_may_16/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/you_wont_want_to_miss_the_next_cwa_town_hall_call_may_16/ Join CWAers from around the country on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m., ET. It's an important call, with updates on everything affecting CWA members and our union. Union Hall Call 2013-05-09T17:16:22+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/check_out_cwas_74th_cwa_convention_highlights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/check_out_cwas_74th_cwa_convention_highlights/ We’ve posted more than 500 photos from our 74th convention in Pittsburgh. CWA Convention, CWA 74th Convention 2013-05-09T17:14:43+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_may9/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_may9/ Bargaining with Flight Attendants, and CWAers in WV. Bargaining/Companies, United at Frontier 2013-05-09T17:10:44+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_goes_after_overtime_pay/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_goes_after_overtime_pay/ H.R. 1406 is an attack on the 40-hour work week. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Legislation and Politics 2013-05-09T17:09:32+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/president_obama_must_tackle_mexicos_labor_rights_record/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/president_obama_must_tackle_mexicos_labor_rights_record/ Ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico, labor leaders called on him to address “Mexico’s dismal labor rights record.” Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Human Rights, International Solidarity 2013-05-09T16:52:30+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/were_building_a_movement_50_million_strong/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/were_building_a_movement_50_million_strong/ CWA activists in Colorado, Maryland, and New York. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Building a Movement, Legislation and Politics 2013-05-09T16:49:22+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_may9/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_may9/ Organizing news at CWA. 2013-05-09T16:46:41+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/remembering_our_fallen_law_enforcement_officers/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/remembering_our_fallen_law_enforcement_officers/ As communities across the country come together during National Police Week, CWA honors Corporal Marshall Bailey and Trooper Eric Workman. Public Safety Officers 2013-05-09T16:43:43+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/lets_hear_it_for_nurses/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/lets_hear_it_for_nurses/ It’s National Nurses Week, a celebration aimed at raising awareness about the value of nursing and the role they play in bettering health care for all Americans. Join us in thanking the nearly 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide – including many CWA nurses -- for all the critical work they do 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Health Care, Health and Safety 2013-05-09T16:37:32+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cohen_every_one_of_us_wherever_we_come_from_have_umwa_members_in_our_hearts/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cohen_every_one_of_us_wherever_we_come_from_have_umwa_members_in_our_hearts/ CWA President Larry Cohen and CWA activists joined more than 6,000 coal miners, their families and supporters from across the country in St. Louis on Monday to protest Patriot Coal's bankruptcy court motion to slash healthcare and pension benefits for tens of thousands of retired miners. 2013-05-02T16:19:31+00:00