News

Aug 9, 2012

Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen On Verizon-CWA-IBEW Labor Talks

The following statement was issued tonight by the Federal Mediation and Concillation Service

Aug 9, 2012

CWA District 3 Reaches Tentative Contracts with AT&T Southeast

CWA District 3 has reached tentative agreements with AT&T Southeast, Utilities and Bell South Billing that provide wage increases, improvements in benefits and other contract gains over the three year term.

Aug 9, 2012

CWA Members Hold Unfair Labor Practice Strikes in D9, D1

Across California and Nevada, CWA members at AT&T West were off the job for two days this week in an unfair labor practice strike.

Aug 9, 2012

US Airways Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement

Flight Attendants reached a tentative agreement late Tuesday night with US Airways that would extend job protections and raise pay.

Aug 9, 2012

Stand Up to Verizon

Tens of thousands of workers will unite this Saturday in Philadelphia � the birthplace of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights � to demand economic freedom and opportunity for all.

Aug 9, 2012

Bargaining Update: Verizon Southwest

Mobilization has been building among members of CWA Local 6171 this week, as workers count down until the Aug. 11 expiration of their contract at Verizon Southwest.

Aug 9, 2012

Watch This Ad, Then Take Action

CWA is spreading the word that a deal between Verizon and the nation�s largest cable companies will kill thousands of jobs, raise prices for consumers and virtually guarantee that too many communities remain stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide.

Aug 9, 2012

Piedmont Agents Sign First Contract

Piedmont Airlines agents� bargaining committee and airline management met this week to sign their first-ever contract.

Aug 9, 2012

100 CWAers at Piedmont Airlines Join StewardsTraining

One hundred new CWA stewards from 42 different Piedmont Airlines stations attended their first training last week.

Aug 9, 2012

NAFTA on Steroids? Believe It.

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Paul Kirk about the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, CWA President Larry Cohen said the U.S. should �refocus attention on domestic employment and the rights of workers and not just the property interests of the one percent.�

Aug 9, 2012

Telecom Workers, Nurses Join CWA

More than 100 new members have joined CWA through two recent organizing drives in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Aug 9, 2012

By The Numbers: America Airline�s Anti-Democratic Attack on Workers

As American Airlines continues to do everything it can to deny passenger service agents a voice in the workplace, CWA highlighted a few numbers that help to put the airline�s actions into perspective.

Aug 9, 2012

Save the Date and Register: CWA Customer Service Professionals Conference

Register now for the CWA Customer Service Professionals Conference, Oct. 14-17 in St. Louis.

Aug 9, 2012

CWA Releases TV Ad on Verizon-Big Cable Deal In D.C., PA and VA

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is releasing a television ad explaining the pitfalls of the imminent deal between Verizon and the nation�s largest cable companies, and urging consumers to call the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to register their opposition to it.

Aug 8, 2012

By the Numbers: Putting American Airlines� Anti-Democratic Attack on Workers into Perspective

As American Airlines continues to do everything it can to deny passenger service agents a voice in the workplace, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) today highlights a few numbers that help to put American Airlines� actions into perspective.

Aug 7, 2012

One Year Later, the Fight for Fairness Hits the Streets

Workers are marking one year since CWA and IBEW contracts with Verizon expired, and the fight for fairness continues. Activists are taking it to the streets. Every member must get involved in this struggle now. We must Stand Up to Verizon in what has become a fight for our future�and the future of every American worker.

Aug 7, 2012

Verizon Mobilization Week: August 6-11

This week sees workers, retirees, their families, and allies mobilizing on a massive scale. Each day actions are focused on a specific theme and group.

Aug 7, 2012