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/blog/entry/scenes_from_save_the_sun-times_photographers_rally/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/scenes_from_save_the_sun-times_photographers_rally/ On Monday morning, fired Chicago Sun-Times photographers picketed the newspaper headquarters of their former employer. Resistance Growing 2013-06-06T17:27:40+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/why_you_should_care_about_filibuster_abuse/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/why_you_should_care_about_filibuster_abuse/ CWA President Larry Cohen appeared on The Ed Show on Saturday, June 1. Resistance Growing 2013-06-03T15:26:27+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_breaks_law_attacks_nlrb/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_breaks_law_attacks_nlrb/ Cablevision seems to think it’s above the law. Resistance Growing 2013-05-31T19:16:14+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/protesting_gov._christies_to_open_s/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/protesting_gov._christies_to_open_s/ CWA's New Jersey area director Hetty Rosenstein talks with Bloomberg about Republican Gov. Chris Christie's plan to overhaul the state's employment rules for civil-service workers. Resistance Growing 2013-05-10T17:37:43+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/a_false_choice_between_time_and_money/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/a_false_choice_between_time_and_money/ House Republicans would like us to think they’re family friendly. But their nearly party-line vote of 223-204 on the “Working Families Flexibility Act” is just the latest piece of GOP legislation that does the exact opposite of what its name suggests. Resistance Growing 2013-05-08T23:00:18+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/may_day_marching_for_immigration_reform/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/may_day_marching_for_immigration_reform/ In 1867, American workers launched the first mass labor protest on May 1st to celebrate Illinois’s new eight-hour work day law. Today, nearly 150 years later, we carry on that May Day celebration of the rights of the working class by mobilizing for comprehensive immigration reform. Resistance Growing 2013-05-01T13:53:41+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_demands_fairness_at_patriot_coal/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_demands_fairness_at_patriot_coal/ CWA President Larry Cohen and scores of CWA activists joined more than 6,000 coal miners, their families and supporters from across the country in St. Louis on Monday to protest Patriot Coal's motion to cut health benefits for 10,000 retired miners in federal bankruptcy court. Resistance Growing 2013-04-30T15:33:55+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/tell_president_obama_halt_deportations_now/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/tell_president_obama_halt_deportations_now/ By Kenneth Quinnell, AFL-CIO NOWThe National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and The Nation are asking people to take action against the deportation of aspiring citizens. Resistance Growing 2013-04-26T20:40:26+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/if_not_now_when/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/if_not_now_when/ CWA President Larry Cohen addresses the 74th CWA Convention. Read his full speech here. Resistance Growing 2013-04-22T15:49:50+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_supports_inclusive_prosperity_act_introduced_by_rep._keith_ellison/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_supports_inclusive_prosperity_act_introduced_by_rep._keith_ellison/ You know that Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is looking out for working and middle class families. He’s introduced the “Inclusive Prosperity Act,” which would impose a modest fee on Wall Street trades to help fund the programs that working families count on, from the social safety net to education to expanded access to high speed broadband. Resistance Growing 2013-04-17T18:08:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/all_in_for_immigration_reform/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/all_in_for_immigration_reform/ Watch the rally here starting at 3:00 p.m. EST Resistance Growing 2013-04-10T12:28:09+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/stop_the_attacks_on_our_rights_at_work/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/stop_the_attacks_on_our_rights_at_work/ Today President Barack Obama moved to restore all five members of the National Labor Relations Board to ensure it can fully protect workers’ rights on the job. But before the Senate can even schedule confirmation hearings for the president’s nominees, House Republicans intend on voting on H.R. 1120, a bill aimed at freezing all NLRB actions and stopping the board's enforcement of labor laws. Resistance Growing 2013-04-09T17:47:16+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/missouri_public_workers_stand_up_fight_back/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/missouri_public_workers_stand_up_fight_back/ Missouri public workers will not back down. Resistance Growing 2013-04-09T16:08:11+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/why_the_prevailing_wage_is_key_to_immigration_reform/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/why_the_prevailing_wage_is_key_to_immigration_reform/ It boils down to this: Workers in American should be paid the same wage for the same work. Resistance Growing 2013-04-01T19:46:24+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_22_head_back_to_work_but_fight_for_workers_rights_continues/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_22_head_back_to_work_but_fight_for_workers_rights_continues/ Community and political pressure has convinced Cablevision-Optimum to rehire the 22 workers it illegally locked out and fired seven weeks ago. But not are all workers are so fortunate. Many are still out of work, fighting the unfair labor practices of unscrupulous employers because they no longer have the protections of the National Labor Relations Board. Resistance Growing 2013-03-21T19:33:59+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_workers_head_back_to_work/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cablevision_workers_head_back_to_work/ Thanks to massive support from our allies, who posted on Facebook, who emailed Cablevision, who attended rallies, we are pleased to report that as of this afternoon, Cablevision has re-hired all but one of the illegally locked out technicians in Brooklyn. Resistance Growing 2013-03-15T21:41:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/who_runs_the_world_girls/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/who_runs_the_world_girls/ Each year the United Nations Commission on Women holds a session to discuss issues specific to Women around the World. This year, the 57th session focused on raising awareness on the amount of violence that is perpetrated against women and girls around the world. CWA was afforded a great opportunity to work with Union Network International, a global union whom CWA is an affiliate, March 4-15. We had over 20 volunteers from Local’s 1101, 1105, 1180 and 1040. Resistance Growing 2013-03-14T17:21:17+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/an_important_civics_lesson/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/an_important_civics_lesson/ The Senate has finally confirmed John Brennan as CIA director. After Rand Paul launched a nearly 13-hour, old-school talking filibuster on the Senate floor yesterday in an attempt to block the nomination, today the Senate voted 63-34 to give him to the post. Paul’s defiant stand wasn’t as cinematic or dramatic as Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But it was an important civics lesson. This is how filibusters should work. Resistance Growing 2013-03-07T21:19:12+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_endorses_barbara_buono_for_nj_governor/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/cwa_endorses_barbara_buono_for_nj_governor/ Today elected leaders of dozens of CWA Locals threw their weight behind state Sen. Barbara Buono for New Jersey Governor. Resistance Growing 2013-03-01T19:48:38+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/working_people_deserve_a_functioning_nlrb/ http://www.cwa-union.org/blog/entry/working_people_deserve_a_functioning_nlrb/ The AFL-CIO Executive Council today sent a clear-cut message to Senate Democrats: Empower the National Labor Relations Board or else. Resistance Growing 2013-02-26T22:47:54+00:00