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CWA, Unions Turn Out Huge Election Victory in Mississippi
CWAers and union members throughout Mississippi pulled together to bring about a stunning election victory as Democrat Travis Childers won election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the traditionally Republican first congressional district. CWA locals coordinated efforts with political alliance partner the United Steel Workers. |
05/15/08 |
House Panel Votes to Extend Family Leave to Flight Attendants
A House committee voted to close a gaping loophole in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that allows airlines to deny coverage to flight attendants and pilots. This week, following a year-long lobbying campaign by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the House Education and Labor Committee voted unanimously to approve legislation that would extend FMLA coverage to some 200,000 crew members. |
05/15/08 |
CWA and Verizon to Resume Early Negotiations
CWA Districts 1, 2 and 13, together with the IBEW, have agreed to resume early negotiations with Verizon, covering the Verizon "East" contract, with a tentative start date of May 27 to begin the talks. |
05/15/08 |
Sheriffs, Detention Officers in Iowa Affiliate with CWA
Concerned over pay, intimidation by management, and job security, a unit of 100 detention officers and 39 deputy sheriffs in the Woodbury County Sheriffs Department in Sioux City, Iowa, voted to affiliate with CWA last week, reports District 7 Vice President Annie Hill. |
05/15/08 |
Rally Spotlights Verizon's Poor Track Record in D.C.
Putting a spotlight on Verizon's neglect of its Washington, D.C., customers, the Connect-DC Coalition – a project of CWA and Jobs with Justice – turned out several dozen activists Thursday morning for a demonstration in front of the city's Public Service Commission building. |
05/15/08 |
Violence Escalates Against Trade Union Leaders in Colombia
While the Bush administration continues its strong-arm tactics to try to pass the anti-worker Colombia Free Trade Agreement, members of Congress and U.S. unions this week welcomed a group of Colombian labor leaders who have received death threats, survived attempts on their lives and are still bravely fighting for workers' rights in a country where union activists are murdered. |
05/15/08 |
Cohen Pledges Super Delegate Vote to Barack Obama
CWA President Larry Cohen, a super delegate and member of the Democratic National Committee, today announced his commitment to support Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee. |
05/15/08 |
Deadline is May 30 for CWA's Annual Newsletter Contest
The deadline is just two weeks away to enter CWA's annual competition for local newsletters. |
05/15/08 |
California Paper Publishes Retiree's Op-Ed on State Budget Cuts
CWA retiree leader Addie Brinkley has taken advantage of one of the best tools at any union activist's disposal: Her local newspaper's op-ed page, in which she described how planned California state budget cuts "will decimate services essential to seniors like me." |
05/15/08 |
After Legal Battle, First Contract for City Workers in Tulsa Suburb
A determined unit of city employees in Broken Arrow, Okla., that took its organizing battle all the way to the state supreme court now has union recognition and a first contract. |
05/08/08 |
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