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Bargaining Update
News
November 8, 2018
The latest bargaining information for Piedmont Airlines, Nokia, and Windstream.
AFA-CWA Fights Airline Staffing Cuts
News
November 8, 2018
United Airlines announced it will reduce service by pre-plating meals on the ground and eliminating a Flight Attendant position on certain international flights.
CWA-Backed Candidates Win Big on Election Day
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America’s intense multi-pronged political program, combined with a year-long effort to highlight the failed promises of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, made the difference in some of the most competitive races of the 2018 midterm election. Tuesday’s results are a defining moment for pro-worker progressives who will change the face of Congress, state houses and hundreds of local and municipal offices from coast-to-coast.
Piedmont Passenger Service Agents Ratify New Contract
Press Release
Piedmont Airlines passenger service agents represented by the Communications Workers of America ratified a new five-year contract today. The agreement covers 6,000 agents in 28 states at the American Airlines subsidiary, and provides significant improvements in the collective bargaining agreement, including wage increases across the board and new defined pay scales.
Avoiding a DFR Charge under Tougher New Rules
News
November 1, 2018
In an article in Labor Notes, a union can now be found guilty of violating the duty of fair representation (DFR) for losing track of a grievance or failing to promptly return a member’s phone calls about it.