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American Airlines' Outsourcing of Vital Services at Airports Harms Passengers, Workers and Security
Passengers at airports across America are learning how American Airlines is replacing experienced, trained employees with minimum wage workers under the cover of bankruptcy laws while the airline sits on $8 billion in cash.
Romney Calls for "Saving Good Jobs" By Threatening Future of 21,000 Good Public Broadcasting Jobs
The presidential campaigns continue to duel over Mitt Romney?s pledge to gut the funding future of public broadcasting. Today, Mitt Romney responded to the Obama campaign?s new ?Big Bird? ad by once again missing the point regarding public broadcasting?s economic benefits to the nation. As CWA pointed out last week, federal investment in public broadcasting is the epitome of a successful public/private partnership ? the federal investment in public broadcasting acts as seed money for local stations, which leverage every $1 of federal investment to raise over $6. All together, federal funding for public broadcasting contributes more than $1 billion to the national economy, for less than $1.40 per American.
CWA: Appeals Court Decision Means American Airlines Agents Will Finally Get Their Vote
Statement by the Communications Workers of America on today?s ruling by the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that dismissed American Airlines? claims in its attempt to block workers? democratic rights:
CWA: Possible Deal Between T-Mobile and Metro PCS Means More Jobs Loss, Decline for Workers
The Communications Workers of America expressed serious concern tonight as rumors swirled around a potential link up between T-Mobile USA and Metro PCS. Discussions are ongoing but it seems that Deutsche Telekom is looking to use the proposed deal as a way to monetize T-Mobile USA and potentially sell assets over time.
CWA Joins NAACP and Greenpeace to Back Grassroots Democracy Act, Introduced By Rep. Sarbanes
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today announced that they have issued a joint letter, along with the NAACP and Greenpeace, in support of new legislation issued by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), entitled the Grassroots Democracy Act, HR 6426.