Press Releases

Even at the 11th hour, with contracts set to expire, Verizon continues to seek to strip away 50 years of contract gains. Following the game plan of Wisconsin, Verizon is trying to destroy the collective bargaining process by refusing to engage seriously on the issues.

One week after the shutdown of all non-safety related activities of the Federal Aviation Administration and the layoff of tens of thousands of workers nationwide, aviation professionals today are demanding that lawmakers in the House of Representatives stop hurting working families and pass a clean FAA extension.

CWAers are fired up for a fair contract. Members overwhelmingly vote strike authorization and will get on the bus for a huge rally at VZ headquarters in NYC on Saturday, July 30.

As the Associated Press reports today, "A quarrel between the House and Senate over union organizing by airline and railroad workers could lead to a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration."

T-Mobile USA technicians in Connecticut today voted for representation by the Communications Workers of America-TU. The vote was 8-7 for CWA-TU representation with one challenged ballot of a union supporter who had recently transferred into the unit. The challenge will not affect the outcome. The Connecticut technicians are the first to vote for union representation at T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile operations in Germany, owned by Deutsche Telekom, fully respect workers? right to bargain collectively, but U.S. management historically had undertaken a campaign of delaying tactics and interference to intimidate workers. The Connecticut techs stood strong against these tactics and for a union voice.