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CWA Calls on Congress to Address Serious Safety Concerns for Airline Workers
Press Release
At a hearing hosted by the House Subcommittee on Aviation, CWA member Donielle Prophete called on Congress and American Airlines to address serious safety concerns for airline workers.
NABET-CWA Negotiates Historic $76 Million Back Pay Settlement with CNN
Press Release
NABET-CWA, a sector of the Communications Workers of America, and its Local 11 (New York) and Local 31 (Washington, D.C.), have negotiated one of the largest back pay settlements in the 84-year history of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), requiring CNN America, Inc. to pay a total of $76 million to hundreds of broadcast technicians who were fired when CNN terminated its subcontract with union-represented employees at Team Video Services (TVS).
CWA Praises Passage of New York Call Center Legislation
News
January 9, 2020
In a big victory for CWA members, who have been writing letters, sending postcards to legislators, making phone calls, and traveling to the state capitol in Albany time and time again to get this bill passed, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State Call Center Jobs Act into law on January 2.
CWA President Chris Shelton Featured on PBS
News
January 9, 2020
Check out the trailer for "The Democracy Rebellion," which airs on PBS stations this month, featuring CWA President Chris Shelton.
Organizing Update
News
January 9, 2020
Staffers at Sports Illustrated and The Springfield News-Leaders have signed cards indicating support for joining the NewsGuild-CWA.