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Toward a Stronger Union Movement
News
March 1, 2005
CWA is playing a key role as the AFL-CIO undertakes a wide open self-examination and debate over strategies to revitalize the labor movement and reverse the steady decline of union membership as a proportion of the workforce.
2006 Budget: Helping the Rich, Hurting the Poor
News
March 1, 2005
From food safety to veterans' medical needs to meals for impoverished children, activists and economists alike say the $2.6 trillion federal budget proposed for 2006 strikes out at the country's most vulnerable citizens as well as working families who are already having trouble making ends meet.
CWA-Backed Bill Would Protect Workers' Privacy in Changing Areas
News
March 1, 2005
CWA helped draft a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prohibit video and audio monitoring of workplace bathrooms or changing areas.
CWA Reaches Settlement at Cingular Wireless
Press Release
CWA has reached a tentative agreement with Cingular Wireless covering 5,300 workers under the Orange Contract.
CWA Members Vote Cingular Wireless Authorization
Press Release
Washington, D.C. -- Members of the Communications Workers of America at Cingular Wireless voted overwhelmingly, by an 88 percent yes vote, to give CWA leaders authorization to call legal work actions, including a possible strike, if workers are unable to gain a fair contract.