News

CWA Local 9576 recorded a major organizing win among nearly 500 part-time instructors at a California community college, with substantial staff support from District 9 as well as help from CWA's Public Worker Department.

CWA will be a partner with GTE in an ambitious new program devoted to advancing the reading and writing skills of people of all ages.

Passenger service employees at US Airways, who overwhelmingly ratified their pace-setting first contract with a 75 percent "yes" vote, now are building their union by establishing locals and participating in expanded training for stewards and officers.

At Lucent Technologies, CWA members are stepping up their protests against downsizing and subcontracting.

As the CWA News went to press, results of a national strike authorization vote among CWA members at AT&T were announced, with members authorizing possible strike action against the company by a better than 80 percent margin.