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Fund the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023
News
September 12, 2023
We must address the funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program and expand eligibility to cover 9/11 responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville crash sites who were active-duty Department of Defense military or civilians, or other federal employees currently excluded from the program.
VIDEO: Obamacare Call Center Workers Joined by CWA, NAACP Presidents, Rep. Thompson, & More for National Press Conference Calling on Federal Contractor Maximus to Raise Pay, Benefits and Respect Right to Organize
Press Release
CWA President Claude Cummings Jr., NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Congressman Bennie Thompson, and Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director of Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable and other allies joined Obamacare and Medicare call center workers who are employed by the federal government’s largest federal call center contractor, Maximus, to call on Maximus for affordable healthcare, a living wage of at least $25 per hour, and the freedom to organize a union free from employer intimidation.
CWA Union Petitions Governor for Oversight of Telecom Provider Zirrus
Press Release
CWA has petitioned Governor Roy Cooper to ensure that unlawful anti-union activities by the Yadkin Valley telecommunications provider, Zirrus, have not put the state’s broadband grant at greater risk of scrutiny by the federal government.
CWA Applauds the Confirmation of Anna Gomez to the FCC
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) applauds the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Anna Gomez as a member of the Federal Communications Commission.
Celebrating Labor Day By Showing Up for Each Other
News
September 7, 2023
In his Labor Day message, CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. urged CWA members to recommit to the fight for dignity and respect for all working people.