Press Releases

By a greater than 3-to-1 margin, members of the Communications Workers of America at Southern New England Telephone ratified a new contract that provides general and equity wage increases for workers across job titles, among other contract gains.

The Communications Workers of America has reached a tentative agreement with Southern New England Telephone covering some 6,300 workers, members of CWA Local 1298/Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers.

The National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. upheld unfair labor practice decisions against the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, ruling that the newspapers must reinstate striking workers and pay their lost wages and benefits going back to July 13, 1995.

The Communications Workers of America has elected Larry Cohen as executive vice president. Cohen, 49, has served as CWA organizing director and assistant to CWA President Morton Bahr since 1986. He succeeds M.E. Nichols, who retired after serving in that position for 18 years.

The Communications Workers of America has named M.E. "Nick" Nichols CWA Executive Vice President Emeritus, in honor and appreciation for his 18 years of service in that post and his 51 years as a part of CWA.