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CWA Condemns Cablevision-Optimum for Illegally Firing 23 Workers
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January 30, 2013
Today, 23 Brooklyn Cablevision workers were illegally fired after attempting to discuss the lack of good-faith bargaining by the company with their management and expressing support for their bargaining committee ? protected activities by federal law. The Communications Workers of America, which the workers voted to join a year ago, condemned the firings as an illegal and outrageous attack on the company?s hard-working employees. Last week, CWA had filed unfair labor practice charges alleging bad-faith bargaining by Cablevision-Optimum.
Organizing Update
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January 24, 2013
IUE-CWA organized in Kansas City and CWA Local 6360 continues to represent in Kansas City.
American Agents Standing Strong for a CWA Voice
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January 17, 2013
American Airlines agents and CWA are continuing their efforts to get a voice on the job and in the future, following a narrow loss in the representation election among 7,800 agents.
More New Jersey Hospital Workers Join CWA
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January 17, 2013
A unit of 73 certified nursing assistants joined CWA last week, growing the union?s presence at a recently privatized county hospital.
Michigan Passes Right to Work-for Less
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December 13, 2012
This week Michigan became the country's 24th "right to work" state. But more than 12,000 protesters didn't let the misleadingly-named legislation pass quietly.