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Statement by CWA President Chris Shelton in response to the State of the Union Address
President Trump tried hard to spin his record on “defending American workers,” but the truth is that working people are much worse off one year into the Trump presidency.
CenturyLink Executives Profit While Leaving Workers Behind
Top executives at CenturyLink, who are set to receive millions in bonuses as a result of CenturyLink's purchase of Level 3 Communications, are leaving the working people who have built the company behind by cancelling bonuses and merit pay and eliminating their jobs.
Passenger Service Agents at American Airlines Subsidiary Win Historic Agreement
Thousands of Communications Workers of America (CWA)-represented passenger service agents at American Airlines subsidiary Piedmont Airlines won major raises, improved benefits and other gains in a new tentative contract agreement reached Friday.
FCC's Broadband Advisory Committee’s One Touch Make Ready Recommendation Threatens Public Safety and Good Jobs
A statement from Communications Workers of America President Chris Shelton on the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) adopting a radical recommendation for “One Touch Make Ready” rules.
AT&T Wireless Workers Approve Contract, Set New Standards for Wireless Jobs
AT&T wireless workers approved a precedent-setting contract that rolls back offshoring and outsourcing and sets a new standard for wireless retail and call center jobs in America. The contract covers over 21,000 workers in 36 states. CWA members approved the four-year contract by an overwhelming majority; it remains in effect until February 12, 2021.