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/denver_post_centurylink_will_let_union_review_books/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/denver_post_centurylink_will_let_union_review_books/ On December 2, 2011, The Denver Post reports "CenturyLink will let union review books after retirees bemoan skyrocketing health premiums." Retired Members Council 2011-12-08T23:02:13+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/2012_qwest_retiree_premiums/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/2012_qwest_retiree_premiums/ Letter to all Legacy Qwest represented CWA Locals and Retiree Chapters.CenturyLink (Qwest Retirees): Clarification of Opt In/Opt Out for Health Care PlanOccupational retirees CAN elect to opt in or opt out of the health care plan each Open Enrollment period. Some callers to the Service Center were given misinformation about this. Retired Members Council 2011-11-18T20:10:18+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/social_security_administration_fact_sheet_-_october_24_2011/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/social_security_administration_fact_sheet_-_october_24_2011/ Included are the new maximum taxable earnings, earnings limits for Social Security recipients, and SSI data. Retired Members Council 2011-10-24T17:37:16+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/the_guild_reporter_paul_lacaillade_a_guild_charter_member_--_twice_over/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/the_guild_reporter_paul_lacaillade_a_guild_charter_member_--_twice_over/ Paul Lacaillade organizes TNG Local in 1942, then RMC Chapter in 2011 Retired Members Council 2011-10-13T17:02:26+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/working_together_its_all_about_movement_building/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/working_together_its_all_about_movement_building/ It’s all about movement building It will take all of us, union members, progressive activists, the civil rights community, environmentalists, people of faith, students and others to restore the rights and standard of living of working families. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Bargaining/Companies, Unity@Verizon, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council 2011-10-01T19:19:19+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/top_10_reasons_to_take_action/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/top_10_reasons_to_take_action/ 10) To show our children we really can change the world, or at least our part of it. 9) To remind corporations and elected officials that ordinary people do make a difference. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Human Rights, International Solidarity, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Telecommunications 2011-10-01T19:17:21+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/im_mad_and_im_not_going_to_take_it_anymore/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/im_mad_and_im_not_going_to_take_it_anymore/ Jeanette Spoor could be living a life of leisure in retirement. Instead she’s at rallies, on picket lines, meeting with allies to build coalitions of activists and, most recently, helping lead protests against a New York congresswoman who wants to kill Medicare. “I just don’t think I could go to sleep at night without giving it my best shot,” says Spoor, the president of CWA Local 1103’s Retired Members’ Chapter. “I have stamina and energy and I’m going to fight for what I believe in.” Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Legislative Issues, Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics 2011-10-01T19:10:55+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/i_cant_think_about_pain._i_think_about_helping_people/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/i_cant_think_about_pain._i_think_about_helping_people/ Trading lazy summer days for the chance to make a difference, CWA activists turned up the heat on lawmakers at “August Accountability” events from coast to coast. Together with allies, they packed town hall meetings, protested outside politicians’ district offices, leafleted at airports, wrote letters and made phone calls throughout August and early September. And now they’re ready for more. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics 2011-10-01T19:09:15+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/attention_alcatel-lucent_medicare-eligible_plan_participants/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/attention_alcatel-lucent_medicare-eligible_plan_participants/ Important information about your health care benefits. Retired Members Council 2011-08-18T13:02:06+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_virtual_town_hall_with_pelosi_to_kick_off_action-filled_august/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_virtual_town_hall_with_pelosi_to_kick_off_action-filled_august/ Kicking off an action-packed month in the battles to protect workers and retirees, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join CWA by phone for a virtual town hall meeting next Thursday, Aug. 4. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, International Solidarity, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics 2011-07-28T13:26:10+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ny_retirees_protest_congresswomans_medicare_social_security_votes/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ny_retirees_protest_congresswomans_medicare_social_security_votes/ Several CWA retirees got a jump start on August Accountability Month, joining a coalition of activists last week at the office of a New York congresswoman who voted for the Paul Ryan budget and its attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Democracy, Human Rights, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2011-07-28T13:13:38+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_medicare_scheme_backfires_as_ny_dem_wins_race_for_congress/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_medicare_scheme_backfires_as_ny_dem_wins_race_for_congress/ The Republican agenda to kill Medicare, trample workers' rights and cut millionaires' taxes at the expense of everyone else took a well-earned beating in upstate New York on Tuesday, as a Democrat comfortably won the special election for a U.S. House seat the GOP has held for generations. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2011-05-26T13:49:34+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/fortune_magazine_editor_dont_gamble_social_security_in_the_stock_market/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/fortune_magazine_editor_dont_gamble_social_security_in_the_stock_market/ As talk of privatizing Social Security heats up again, a Fortune magazine editor and Washington Post business columnist is warning that it’s a foolish idea that would threaten the financial security of future retirees. Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2010-12-02T15:17:22+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/corporate-owned_st._louis_paper_pulls_plug_again_--_on_retiree_health_care/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/corporate-owned_st._louis_paper_pulls_plug_again_--_on_retiree_health_care/ Just in time for the holidays, the corporate owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is yanking union- negotiated medical coverage from scores of retirees, telling retirees they’ll have to cough up 100 percent of the premium cost. Retired Members Council, Health Care 2010-12-02T15:09:35+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ten_reasons_the_social_security_proposal_of_the_fiscal_commission_co-chairs/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ten_reasons_the_social_security_proposal_of_the_fiscal_commission_co-chairs/ The Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs’ Social Security proposals are an equal opportunity disaster. So soon after an angry electorate has expressed its frustration with a Washington political class that does not appear to be listening, it totally ignores the will of the people. Poll after poll has shown that Democrats, Republicans, and Independents reject the punitive cuts in America’s economic security that the co-chairs have proposed. Read more to find out the top ten problems with their proposals. Retired Members Council, Retirement Security 2010-11-23T19:22:32+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/the_race_for_a_cure_goes_mobile/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/the_race_for_a_cure_goes_mobile/ Gayle Crawley, Chair of the National Women’s Committee, is involved in the race to find a cure for breast cancer. Like too many in CWA, her local has been touched by this disease, which kills someone in the world every 69 seconds. The National Women’s Committee invites all of CWA to keep up to date with the latest technological advances for this important cause. Human Rights, Retired Members Council, Women 2010-11-10T17:28:23+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/annual_meeting_summary/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/annual_meeting_summary/ Update of the 22nd RMC Annual Meeting Retired Members Council 2010-08-24T18:34:03+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Court_Orders_Visteon_to_Negotiate_Over_Retiree_Benefits/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Court_Orders_Visteon_to_Negotiate_Over_Retiree_Benefits/ In a huge victory for 2,100 IUE-CWA retirees who worked at Visteon Corp. in Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals found that the company illegally terminated retiree health and life insurance benefits. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics 2010-07-15T14:20:53+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Check_Out_these_New_Ready_for_the_Future_Proposals/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Check_Out_these_New_Ready_for_the_Future_Proposals/ As a result of feedback and comments from CWA locals and members, we have made some changes to the most recent Ready for the Future proposals that will be considered by delegates at the 2010 CWA Convention. Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics 2010-05-27T12:00:20+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Health_Benefits_Restored_for_140_Windstream_Retirees_CWA_Keeps_up_Figh/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/Health_Benefits_Restored_for_140_Windstream_Retirees_CWA_Keeps_up_Figh/ 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. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Retired Members Council, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2010-05-27T11:09:15+00:00