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Organize a Union at Your Workplace

We deserve to be respected and treated well where we work.

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Every employer, from the smallest company to the largest corporation, and state, local, and county government, should treat us with dignity and respect, providing good pay, benefits, and working conditions.

In CWA, you will be part of one of America’s largest and most diverse unions. We work not just in the communications and information industries, but also in the news media, the airline industry, broadcast and cable television, public service, higher education and health care, manufacturing, high tech, and more.

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Ready to organize a union at your workplace? Fill out our form to contact a CWA Organizer or call 202-434-1100.

All of the information you provide will be confidential. Please provide only your personal or home e-mail address and phone number.

Who is CWA?

CWA has helped over 132,000 workers achieve representation over the last ten years.

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How to Organize

Find out what to do if you and your coworkers are interested in organizing together.

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News

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Press Release

Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA

U.S.-based workers at Wikimedia Foundation—the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects—have won their union election, voting overwhelmingly to join CWA Local 9415.
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Press Release

National Braille Press Workers Call for Union and Community Support

Workers at National Braille Press (NBP) have publicly announced their effort to form a union with IUE-CWA Local 201.
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News
September 3, 2026

Journalists Fight Layoffs With Union Power

Facing devastating cuts to their newsroom staff, workers at the suburban Chicago news outlet the Daily Herald announced last week their intention to form a union with The Chicago News Guild.