Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Newspaper Guild/CWA applauded the Labor Department's suit against Time Warner for denying benefit coverage to regular editorial stringers and freelancers at Time Inc. and other publishing subsidiaries.

The Communications Workers of America today urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve the SBC Communications-Ameritech merger, noting that the partnership will foster competition in 30 new markets outside the companies' service regions and create at least 8,000 high-quality jobs.

The Newspaper Guild/CWA's newly formed Committee on the Future of Journalism asserts that, "American journalism is going through a period of self-analysis and conscience-searching that is comparable only to the period of the 1950's when Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was able to manipulate the press in a fashion that brought shame and shock to the entire country."

The Communications Workers of America has petitioned the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election among some 15,000 passenger service professionals at American Airlines operations nationwide. The NMB will review the petition and set terms for a mail ballot election.

The Communications Workers of America has petitioned the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election among passenger service agents serving the six major hubs of American Eagle airline operations.