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In Memoriam – April 16, 2020
News
April 16, 2020
CWA has established a memorial page for members who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
CDC’s New Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Is Dangerous for Workers and the Community and Should Be Revoked.
News
April 16, 2020
CWA has joined NationalCOSH, other unions and worker advocates on a letter demanding the CDC revoke their new interim guidance document for critical infrastructure workers.
In Open Letter to President Trump, IUE-CWA Urges General Electric to Produce Additional Life-Saving Ventilators in Underutilized Facilities
Press Release
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Carl Kennebrew, International President of the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), sent an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to use his authority under the Defense Production Act to instruct General Electric (GE) to increase manufacturing of much-needed ventilators by setting-up production in its underutilized facilities.
CWA Statement on Frontier Communications Bankruptcy
Press Release
We call on Frontier and its creditors to work quickly to put Frontier on a strong financial footing and prioritize the long-term gains that will come from investment in Frontier’s network over extracting cash from the company for short-term profit. CWA members expect to have input in the direction of the company as the bankruptcy process goes forward.
IUE-CWA Members Demand General Electric Use Highly-Skilled Workforce to Build Life-Saving Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
Press Release
Members of the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) held protests -- standing six feet apart -- at General Electric (GE) facilities in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, and Virgina, demanding that GE put its highly-skilled workforce to work manufacturing life-saving ventilators for COVID-19 patients and implement enhanced safety measures at its facilities to protect workers. The IUE-CWA members held signs saying “GE: We Can Make Ventilators” and “GE Keep Us Safe.”