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District 6 VP Honored by Houston NAACP
News
November 8, 2012
CWA District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings was one of three recipients of the NAACP Presidential Award.
We Expect Better Campaign Heating Up in Germany
News
November 8, 2012
Leaders and members of ver.di, the union representing German workers at Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile, are gearing up the campaign to support T-Mobile USA workers in the face of a proposed sale of that company to Metro PCS, a U.S. firm that outsources the majority of its jobs.
Detroit Guild Celebrates Organizing Win
News
November 8, 2012
Janitorial workers at the Detroit News and Free Press voted for TNG-CWA representation in a National Labor Relations Board election.
CWA Campaign Helps Re-elect President Obama, Democratic Senate and Key House Members
Press Release
For Election 2012, the Communications Workers of America conducted an aggressive ?boots on the ground? outreach that helped re-elect President Obama and candidates who support working families, in critical battleground states
Ending Washington Gridlock
News
November 7, 2012
It?s going to be a new day in the Senate.
Seven Democratic senators elect ? Tammy Baldwin (WI), Martin Heinrich (NM), Heidi Heitkamp (ND), Mazie Hirono (HI), Tim Kaine (VA), Chris Murphy (CT) and Elizabeth Warren (MA) ? have all committed to ?fix the broken Senate by reforming the filibuster.? Independent Angus King, who replaces Maine?s moderate Republican Olympia Snowe, won on his platform of reforming the filibuster. Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) pledged to work to change filibuster rules in her third term. And on election night, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL) stressed the need for reform.