News

Following is a message sent to our office from a retiree regarding concerns on the impact of the Section 420 legislation and CWA's lobbying for modifications in order for Lucent to continue to provide retirees with a level of retiree health care coverage consistent with the collective bargaining agreement.

Thanks to the work of local union organizers, more than 500 previously ineligible New Jersey state workers will gain the benefits of CWA representation.

Newspaper workers represented by CWA and five other unions at the Toledo Blade are winning support from major advertisers, subscribers and politicians as they battle a union-busting publisher that so far has locked out more than 200 production and circulation workers.

All of CWA's recommendations for safety are included in a judge's pending decision regarding the placement of wireless antennas on California utility poles shared by telephone and electric companies.