News

There's a real David and Goliath story going on in Beaumont, Tex., where members of CWA Local 6139 are in a tough fight at Helena Laboratories.

Coercion, intimidation of CWA supporters and "virulent anti-union propaganda" were just some of the illegal tactics American Airlines used to counter the drive by agents to win CWA representation. CWA has outlined objections to management's actions to the National Mediation Board.

Ninety-two union-represented Bell Atlantic workers in New York state were honored at ceremonies at Hudson Valley Community College, Jan. 12, as they became the first graduating class of a precedent-setting higher education and training program.

CWA and Cisco Systems have announced a partnership to provide high-tech skills training to military veterans, as part of CWA's Military-to-Work pilot program, partially funded by the Labor Department, as well as to other workers through CWA retraining and apprenticeship programs.

Vice President Al Gore singled out three CWA programs as examples of "best practices" in lifelong learning and preparedness for the jobs of tomorrow, as more than 300 leaders from business, education, government and labor joined him in Washington, D.C.