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/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/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/full_out_attack_on_the_nlrb/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/full_out_attack_on_the_nlrb/ Last Friday, House Republicans pushed through H.R. 1120, a bill that would essentially shut down the National Labor Relations Board. Piling on a recent Court of Appeals ruling challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB, the legislation seeks to freeze all NLRB activities that requires a quorum of board members. It would also bar the NLRB from enforcing any decisions it has made since Jan. 4, 2012, when Obama made those disputed recess appointments. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, NLRB 2013-04-18T19:03:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/new_jersey_activists_head_to_boot_camp/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/new_jersey_activists_head_to_boot_camp/ Fifty million people can change the future of our country. And this week, New Jersey CWA activists took the first steps toward building that campaign against corporations and right-wing extremists. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-04-11T18:01:41+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_cablevision_illegally_intimidated_bronx_technicians_voting_to_join_cwa/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_cablevision_illegally_intimidated_bronx_technicians_voting_to_join_cwa/ The National Labor Relations Board has threatened to file two complaints against Cablevision this week. Bargaining/Companies, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-04-11T17:33:43+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_apr4/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_apr4/ Comcast and CenturyLink updates. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, CenturyLink 2013-04-04T18:21:40+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tell_the_nba_dont_reward_union_busters/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tell_the_nba_dont_reward_union_busters/ Cablevision-Optimum workers in Brooklyn, members of CWA Local 1109, are building a lot a community support throughout New York City in their fight for a fair contract. Now, supporters are calling on the NBA to make sure it doesn’t reward the bad behavior of Cablevision CEO James Dolan by scheduling the 2015 All-Star Game at the Dolan-owned Madison Square Garden. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-04-04T17:51:59+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_atu_locals_join_forces_in_palm_beach_county_contract_fights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_atu_locals_join_forces_in_palm_beach_county_contract_fights/ CWA Local 3181 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1577 are both facing some tough bargaining with the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. So the two locals have joined forces in a media and community support campaign, calling on the county commissioners to “do the right thing” by bargaining fair contracts that include real wage increases. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-03-28T20:03:57+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/why_is_negotiating_a_first_contract_so_difficult/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/why_is_negotiating_a_first_contract_so_difficult/ Why is Negotiating a First Contract So Difficult? House Democrats Ask Cablevision Techs for Answers. Bargaining/Companies, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-03-28T19:58:58+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_shut_down/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_shut_down/ Scores of businesses are attempting to void, ignore and block National Labor Relation Board decisions. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Legislation and Politics, NLRB 2013-03-28T19:54:11+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/missouri_legislature_targets_unions_with_paycheck_deception_bills/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/missouri_legislature_targets_unions_with_paycheck_deception_bills/ The Missouri House and Senate this week approved separate bills this week that would severely restrict the way unions can collect and spend dues. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Legislation and Politics 2013-03-14T18:58:00+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/us_mexico_canada_telecom_workers_unions_expand_partnership/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/us_mexico_canada_telecom_workers_unions_expand_partnership/ The leaders of CWA, STRM – the independent Mexican Telephone Workers Union – and the Canadian Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) met in Mexico City to continue their tri-national work supporting workers’ rights. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement 2013-03-14T18:54:12+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/check_out_brothers_on_the_line/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/check_out_brothers_on_the_line/ If you’re in New York later this month, you’ll want to catch a screening of “Brothers on the Line.” Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-03-07T20:31:19+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_feb21/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_feb21/ University of Akron workers vote for CWA and CWA organizes New York non-profit. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-02-21T19:06:31+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mexico_day_of_action_spotlights_attack_on_workers_rights_feb21/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mexico_day_of_action_spotlights_attack_on_workers_rights_feb21/ CWA President Larry Cohen and local activists rallied in front of the Mexican consulate today as part of a week-long, worldwide protest against the pervasive attack on workers’ rights in Mexico. The group delivered a letter to Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto calling on the government to help end the persecution of workers who want democratic bargaining rights. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity 2013-02-21T18:48:59+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/call-centre_workers_expose_deutsche_telekom_double_standard_to_global_panel/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/call-centre_workers_expose_deutsche_telekom_double_standard_to_global_panel/ At a workers forum in Charleston, a panel of union and civil rights leaders, elected officials and religious leaders and others heard from T-Mobile USA workers concerned about their jobs and their fight for a union voice. Call Center Bill, Customer Service, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-02-16T19:52:47+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cablevision_workers_stand_tough_for_their_union_and_their_rights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cablevision_workers_stand_tough_for_their_union_and_their_rights/ Brooklyn Cablevision workers are standing strong against a management that won’t recognize that workers have rights to organize and bargain a contract. Bargaining/Companies, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing 2013-02-14T20:55:17+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mexico_day_of_action_spotlights_attack_on_workers_rights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mexico_day_of_action_spotlights_attack_on_workers_rights/ Washington, DC activists and CWAers, including President Larry Cohen, will demonstrate in front of the Mexican consulate next Thursday, Feb. 21, as part of a weeklong, worldwide protest against the pervasive attack on workers’ rights in Mexico. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity 2013-02-14T20:42:28+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_an_economy_and_democracy_that_works_for_all_must_be_our_goal/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_an_economy_and_democracy_that_works_for_all_must_be_our_goal/ CWA commends the President's focus on jobs and calls for tough policy to keep good jobs here in the U.S. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Corporate Money In Politics, Voter Suppression 2013-02-13T02:17:41+00:00