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How Medicare for All Could Increase Workers' Leverage at the Bargaining Table
News
January 31, 2019
Health insurance premiums have increased by over 200% over the past 20 years, with costs pushed onto workers.
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.
CWA President Chris Shelton Statement on Federal Government Shutdown
Press Release
The partial shutdown of the federal government is causing significant harm not only to the workers who are not being paid and their families, but to every community across the United States. The shutdown is leaving people hungry and at risk of foreclosure and eviction, and it is threatening the safety of our food and our transportation systems.
Envoy Air and CWA Reach Tentative Agreement on Initial Contract For Passenger Service Agents
Press Release
Envoy Air Inc., the largest wholly owned regional airline subsidiary of American Airlines Group (AAG) and its Passenger Service Agents represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) have reached a tentative agreement on their first collective bargaining agreement.
Bargaining Update
News
January 24, 2019
The latest bargaining information for Nokia and Bloomberg BNA.