Sep 13, 2012
Google Fiber And The Digital Divide
Google just picked the first Kansas City neighborhoods to get wired into its new fiber-optic network – leaving a handful of low-income communities stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide.
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Sep 13, 2012
Sign up for the Sept. 20 CWA Telephone Town Hall
You won't want to miss the next CWA national town hall call, set for Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 pm EDT. Sign up at www.cwa-union.org/cwacall.
Sep 13, 2012
CWA, Allies Will Register 25,000 New Pennsylvania Voters
CWA has partnered with the Pennsylvania NAACP, Transport Workers Union and Amalgamated Transit Union to register 25,000 new voters in the Keystone State by Oct. 1.
Sep 13, 2012
CWA Stands With The Chicago Teachers Union
CWA supports the fight by Chicago teachers, members of the AFT, for a fair contract and a voice in the classroom.
Sep 13, 2012
50 NJ Hospital Workers Win Union Recognition
In the wake of the sale and privatization of a public county hospital, CWA Local 1036 fought to protect workers’ representation rights, rather than lose the unit.
Sep 13, 2012
Activists Go Head-to-Head with TPP Negotiators
About 200 activists from CWA, Sierra Club and Citizens Trade Campaign joined the latest round of the Trans Pacific Partnership talks in Leesburg, Va., where they had the opportunity to confront negotiators about the secret talks.
Sep 13, 2012
Michigan Collective Bargaining Measure Will Be On Ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that a proposed November ballot question to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state’s constitution should be put before voters.
Sep 13, 2012
New Video Spotlights the Personal Costs of Offshoring
CWA's latest video – “Why Wouldn’t You” – features call center workers from across the country sharing stories about losing their jobs to outsourcing.
Sep 13, 2012
October is Call Center Action Month
CWA, in partnership with UNI Global Union, will be observing Call Center Action Month in October.
Sep 13, 2012
Flight Attendants Remember 9/11
AFA pays its respects to the Flight Attendants who died on Sept. 11.
Sep 13, 2012
Labor’s Next Fight
CWA President Larry Cohen recently talked to The America Prospect's Harold Meyerson about the future of America’s unions.
Sep 13, 2012
We Stand With The Chicago Teachers Union
Sign this petition to send that message to The Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Sep 13, 2012
New CWA Video Spotlights Personal, Not Political, Side of Off-Shoring
A new video released today by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) offers an essential reminder that the offshoring of U.S. jobs is all-too-real and personal for hundreds of thousands of American workers.
Sep 12, 2012
The Personal, Not Political, Side of Offshoring
Show your support by watching and sharing this video today. Then click here to tell your Senators to support the bill to bring these workers' jobs back home.Sep 12, 2012
We’re All in This Together
For more than a year, our voices and our actions have kept the pressure on Verizon executives.
Sep 12, 2012
Allies in Action: A Marathon for Fairness in Providence
Occupy Providence and Jobs with Justice are allies with staying power!
Sep 12, 2012
Holding Verizon and Big Cable Accountable
The war is not over. There's still one more battle to fight!
Sep 12, 2012
PA Voter ID Mess Solved – If You’re Famous
@jimcramer This is a travesty. @repbrady will personally see to it that your dad gets the necessary ID and transportation to vote.
— CHA Dems (@HouseAdm_Dems) September 11, 2012
PennDot read my Tweet and came directly to the rescue of Pop and did so in a terrific way so he can vote.. Thank you Penndot!
— Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) September 11, 2012
Sep 12, 2012
District 9 Hits Back Against Harrassment
Members of Local 9505, with support from members of Locals 9510, 9588, and 9575, took to the streets to protest management threats and disrespect of union workers.
Sep 12, 2012
Pausing to Remember
Verizon employees worked tirelessly—endangering their own health—for weeks and months after the Twin Towers came down, restoring vital communications services to the area.
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