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Where Are Those Wage Increases from the GOP Corporate Tax Cut?
News
February 21, 2019
In order to get the Republican corporate tax cut bill passed, many big businesses made big promises to workers that their wages would go up.
Bargaining Update
News
February 7, 2019
The latest bargaining information from AT&T Southwest, AT&T Midwest, and Altice.
A New CWA Steward Training is in the Works!
News
February 7, 2019
AT&T and Cricket Wireless members from Locals 7708, 7750 and 7777, gathered in Denver, Colo., last week for the pilot of a new CWA STRONG Steward Training program.
Building Worker Power in CWA District 9
News
January 31, 2019
At the CWA District 9 Leadership Conference, CWA President Chris Shelton rallied CWAers to channel the energy from the 2018 Midterm Elections into passing pro-worker legislation and more.
As AT&T Releases Q4 Earnings, CWA Denounces Ongoing Layoffs, Slashing of 11,000+ Jobs Since Tax Cut
Press Release
Despite strong results AT&T is making deep cuts in its workforce. Today's report shows that AT&T has eliminated 11,780 jobs in 2018 alone. AT&T is also on track to pay out three-quarters of its 2018 profits to shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks. Members of the Communications Workers of America, who are bargaining with the company for a new contract in the Midwest and Legacy T units, have serious concerns about the company's gutting of good, family-supporting jobs.