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Battle for Fair Contract at Verizon Unites Local, Global Union Members
News
September 8, 2011
Showing Verizon and downtown Washington, D.C., what solidarity looks like, 500 CWA, AFSCME and UNI Global Union members marched and rallied Wednesday in support of Verizon workers fighting for a fair contract.
FAA Shutdown Looms as House GOP's Anti-Union Demands Persist
News
September 8, 2011
With next week's deadline looming to pass an FAA funding bill or risk having the agency shut down again over Republicans' anti-union demands, AFA-CWA flight attendants gathered with pilots and air traffic controllers Wednesday to pressure Congress to act before midnight Sept. 16.
This Labor Day, Verizon Strike Has Bigger Lessons for U.S. Economy
Press Release
For working families, this Labor Day brings a continued free fall from the middle class standard of living that American workers once enjoyed.
New Jersey Public Workers File Federal Lawsuit Over Pension Cuts
News
September 1, 2011
CWA and other unions representing New Jersey public workers are taking the state to federal court to fight costly changes to employees' pension plans.
NLRB Affirms Right to Organize, Overturns Earlier Anti-Worker Rulings
News
September 1, 2011
In important victories for workers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed two earlier board decisions and issued a new rule ordering employers to post notices informing workers that they have a legal right to form a union.