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CWA: American Airlines Tries an End Run Around the Law
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Washington, D.C. -- Following is a statement by Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, on the continued effort by American Airlines to stop workers? from having a fair vote on union representation:
?Just when working people thought they?d seen it all, American Airlines makes an even more outrageous play. The latest outrage is a lawsuit the company filed May 2, in which American Airlines seeks to rewrite aviation legislation and substitute its own agenda for that of Congress, so it can stop nearly 10,000 passenger service agents from having a union voice.
Activists Rally Against VeriGreedy Verizon
News
May 3, 2012
Hundreds of CWA members, activists and allies descended on Verizon's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, protesting the company's excessive corporate greed and war against the middle class.
Shareholder Spring Coalition Takes on Verizon
News
May 3, 2012
While hundreds of CWAers and supporters were rallying outside and speaking inside Verizon's shareholder meeting in Huntsville, Ala., members of the 99 Percent Spring Coalition were standing up and fighting back against VeriGreedy at rallies and actions across the country.
American Airlines Tries an End Run Around the Law
News
May 3, 2012
CWA President Larry Cohen issued this statement on the continued effort by American Airlines to stop workers' from having a fair vote on union representation.
At Shareholders' Meeting, AT&T Gets the CWA Message
News
May 3, 2012
At the AT&T annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, shareholders heard a loud and clear message from CWA leaders and members: AT&T should be helping to "lead our economic recovery by continuing to provide good, middle class jobs. We are the network. We deserve a fair contract."