Press Releases

CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. released the following statement regarding President Biden’s announcement of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has launched a powerful ad, encouraging the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) to ensure that the nearly $1 billion in federal funding the state is receiving for high-speed broadband buildout goes to companies committed to quality, safety, and hiring locally.

DTI plans to consider and prioritize a number of Fair Labor Practice standards when choosing which companies will build and maintain critical broadband infrastructure in Delaware, which should improve the applicants’ ability to perform work safely, effectively, and on time.

Over a year into negotiations for a new bargaining agreement, CWA passenger service members at American Airlines rallied outside eight airports as part of a national day of action to demand better pay and job security.

Call center workers at federal contractor Maximus walked off the job in the largest federal call center strike in history. They are calling on the Biden Administration to require livable wages of $25 per hour on federal call center contracts, ensure workers have access to affordable health care, and to investigate Maximus’s low road employment practices.