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OSHA Finds Piedmont Guilty in the Preventable Death of Passenger Service Agent Courtney Edwards
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has concluded its investigation of the death of Piedmont passenger service agent and CWA Local 3645 member Courtney Edwards. OSHA found that Piedmont Airlines is guilty of a serious breach of safety and issued a 5(a)(1) violation, also known as a General Duty Clause violation.
Contract Negotiations Begin at Frontier Communications in West Virginia and Virginia
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The negotiations come at a critical time for the company, which emerged from bankruptcy in April 2021.
Solar Alliance Southeast Workers Vote to Form Union with CWA
In a major victory, a majority of employees at Solar Alliance Southeast voted for union representation with CWA in an official National Labor Relations Board election.
CWA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Billion-Dollar Federal Contractor Maximus on the Heels of Worker Protest Outside HHS Headquarters, Says Maximus Retaliated Against & Intimidated Workers for Engaging in Union Activity
Maximus operates the largest federally-contracted call centers in the country under contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which are operated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Unions, Public Interest Advocates Thwart Hedge Fund's Attempted Takeover of Local News and Set Groundbreaking FCC Precedent
Thanks to the dedication of members and leaders at the Communications Workers of America (CWA), civil rights groups, and consumer advocates fighting against the financialization of local news, the effort of hedge fund Standard General and its private equity partner Apollo Global Management to take over local news broadcaster TEGNA appears to have failed.