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UCWGA-CWA Members Release New Documents Showing How Private Dorm Contractor Corvias Pressured Schools to Reopen During the Pandemic and Forced Georgia Universities to Foot the Bill for Costs Already Covered by Multi-Billion Dollar Contract

Today, the United Campus Workers of Georgia, a group of employees at the University System of Georgia (USG) organizing with CWA, held a virtual press briefing to unveil documents obtained through open records requests exposing how Corvias, a private real estate construction, development, and management company with a multibillion dollar USG student housing contract, lobbied universities across the country to reopen during the pandemic.
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Workers Across the Country Hold Rallies Fighting for $15 Minimum Wage, Union Rights for All, Full & Just COVID-19 Relief

Today, essential workers across the country held a series of “Moral Monday” rallies outside of state offices of U.S. Senators in support of a $15 per hour minimum wage, the elimination of the subminimum wage for tipped workers, union rights for all, and full and just COVID-19 relief. The events were organized by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Poor People’s Campaign, SEIU, One Fair Wage and others.