It's time to confront elected officials who try to divide working women and men. Chicago's Mayor should heed the words of President Obama, who in his Labor Day proclamation just a few days ago said, 'I am committed to preserving the collective bargaining rights that helped build the greatest middle class the world has ever known. It is the fundamental right of every American to have a voice on the job, and a chance to negotiate for fair pay, safe working conditions, and a secure retirement. When we uphold these basic principles, our middle class grows and everybody prospers.'
Two national unions and the Pennsylvania NAACP today announced a collaborative effort to register 25,000 new voters in the Keystone State by October 1st.
Offshoring call center jobs devastates the economy, CWA Local 3122 Executive Vice President Hector Capote wrote in a Miami Herald letter to the editor.
Marking five years without a raise at the Times Union newspaper in Albany, N.Y., TNG-CWA Local 31034 has posted a new video of members speaking out about the hardship, and telling the company, "It's about respect."
The Center for Community Change will be honoring CWA District 4 Vice President Seth Rosen on Sept. 20 for his tremendous work in building labor partnerships. The awards event starts at 6 p.m. at AFL-CIO Headquarters at 815 16th St., NW, Washington, DC.
Shouting slogans and flashing banners, 20 ver.di members protested the anti-worker policies of Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile USA at the International Broadcasting Fair in Berlin.
“We think it is not OK that the Telekom presents a nice facade here at IFA, while our colleagues in the USA lack essential rights” said Tomas Lenk, ver.di shop steward, adding that US employees face anti-union harassment and intimidation. “It’s because of these things that we join the solidarity campaign: We expect better from Deutschen Telekom."
