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Dangers of Wireless Tower Climbing: New Survey Finds Over 65% of Technicians Have Seen Coworker Injured or Killed on Job Site
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The survey, the first ever conducted by and for tower technicians and completed by current wireless tower climbers contracted through AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, among others, exposes a nearly universal lack of adequate safety rules and training by employers.
Research Assistants of the SUNY-ESF College Vote to Form Union with Communications Workers of America
Press Release
In a major victory, an overwhelming majority, 98 percent, of graduate student Research Assistants of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have voted for union representation with CWA in an official NLRB election.
CWA Looks Forward to Continuing to Work with the Biden Administration
CWA welcomes President Biden's announcement that he is running for re-election. We are looking forward to continuing to work with the Biden administration on policies that put America's working families first
CWA’s Statement on the Brutal Murder of BIEN Union Organizer Alex Dolorosa
We are saddened and outraged by the cruel and violent murder of Alex Dolorosa, a union organizer and a paralegal with the BPO Industry Employee Network (BIEN) in Bacolod, Philippines. Unfortunately, his tragic murder only reinforces the reason that the Philippines repeatedly is ranked annually as one of the world’s deadliest countries for worker organizers. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and colleagues at BIEN at this horrible time.
CWA Statement on Court’s Denial of Standard General’s Writ of Mandamus Petition
Wall Street has grown accustomed to getting its way in Washington, but as expected, hedge fund Standard General’s attempt to push a harmful merger through the court system after the FCC recommended taking a closer look at the deal has been found to have no merit.