News

Looking ahead to a new century, how will our lives change?
What are the most important trends and challenges immediately ahead?
The CWA News asked a variety of thinkers, dreamers and doers to give us their opinions.

How Trends and Technology Will Impact Our Lives

Swollen wrists. Blurred vision. Aching backs. Sore necks. CWA has spent 20 years fighting for workers at risk for ailments caused by poorly designed computer work stations. Now the federal government is pledging to tackle the problem as well.

As Internet technology transforms the last century's telephone companies into full-service communications corporations, CWA is responding with hands-on and "distance-learning" opportunities using the Internet to prepare its members for jobs of the future.

Victories Elsewhere:

CWA Local 9576 recorded a major organizing win among nearly 500 part-time instructors at a California community college, with substantial staff support from District 9 as well as help from CWA's Public Worker Department.