News

We have just received the following announcement dated October 24, 2006 from Lucille Finocchio of Avaya Labor Relations...

During the last several years, more and more CWA members employed in a variety of telecommunications craft/outside plant jobs have suffered work-related accidents, injuries, health problems, and fatalities because of exposure to/contact with electrical energy/power lines. CWA is committed to ensuring that represented employers provide our members with safe and healthful working conditions and are working towards the prevention of member accidents, injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. classes for 2006-2007 will be announced.

With less than three weeks until Election Day, CWA locals across the country are stepping up efforts to elect a worker-friendly Congress as well as state and local leaders that put working families first.

As part of CWA's Speed Matters campaign, the union is promoting the Internet speed test feature on its www.SpeedMatters.org site, which will collect nationwide data on actual download and upload speeds in each region by zip code.