Press Releases

A new coalition of public interest organizations, known as CHIPS Communities United (CCU), released a public letter calling on semiconductor companies receiving billions in U.S. tax dollars to “avoid the problems of the past and achieve a new, higher standard of accountability as prioritized by the Biden Administration.”

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined that the National Audubon Society has violated national labor laws during negotiations with its union employees, represented by the Bird Union-CWA.

CWA and Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) have unveiled a new report showing that Maximus workers at Medicare, Affordable Care Act (ACA) and CDC call centers across nine states struggle to make ends meet and support their families on the wages and benefits they earn working for Maximus, a massive federal contractor.

Today’s announcement that Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard represents a milestone in the effort to improve working conditions in the video game industry. Under the terms of a ground-breaking, legally-binding labor neutrality agreement, Microsoft will remain neutral when Activision Blizzard employees express interest in joining a union, providing a clear path to collective bargaining for almost 10,000 workers.

Members of CWA Local 1180 employed by Open Society Foundations are speaking out against the harm that efforts to replace full-time staff with contractors will do to the foundation’s grantees.