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Groundbreaking AT&T Wireless Agreement Extends Gender Identity Protections to Tens of Thousands of Workers
CWA's tentative agreement at AT&T Mobility provides the first-ever enforceable protections against discrimination based on gender identity in 16 states where no statewide non-discrimination law covering this category exists--proving the power of union bargaining in addressing workplace discrimination in all forms.
Class Action Lawsuit Hits T-Mobile, Amazon, Cox and Hundreds of Large Employers for Allegedly Using Facebook to Exclude Millions of Older Americans from Job Ads in Violation of Age Discrimination Laws
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and three workers filed a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile US, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), Cox Communications and Media Group (Cox), and hundreds of other large employers and employment agencies who allegedly engaged in the unlawful practice of excluding older workers from receiving job ads on Facebook for open positions at their companies. The lawsuit, which challenges how Facebook’s paid ad platform is allegedly being used to hide job ads and opportunities from older workers nationally, has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
CWA Statement on Doug Jones' Special Election Victory in Alabama
Doug Jones’ victory is not only an enormous win for working people in Alabama, but it’s also a victory for all Americans who are ready to stand up to the current Congressional leadership's politics and policies.
CWA: Employers Should Guarantee '$4,000 Wage Increase' Promised by Trump Tax Plan
The Communications Workers of America wants to make sure that the nation’s biggest employers actually give working families the average $4,000 wage increases that the Trump administration says will result from cutting the corporate tax rate.
CWA: FCC Takes Three Giant Steps Backwards
The Federal Communications Commission's Republican majority took three giant steps backwards and adopted policies that will lead to the loss of good jobs, widen the digital divide, and reduce the quality of local news across the nation.