CWA President Chris Shelton: Unions Are Still Needed

CWA President Chris Shelton's Labor Day op-ed on why unions are more necessary than ever appeared in Tulsa World and several other publications, including Newsday, the Las Vegas Sun, and the Wisconsin State Journal:

Take a good look when someone says "unions aren't needed anymore." Is it a representative of a think tank financed by Big Business? Some corporate executive whose place in the 1 percent is secure?

Working people know better. We know that the American Dream isn’t only for Wall Street bankers and the 1 percent. It’s for all of us who want to improve our standard of living and help our children and grandchildren have even better lives. Unions enable working people to make our workplaces safer and to negotiate just wages and working conditions. Unions are how working people can earn a good living and have a better life.

Read the full piece here.

CWA locals lined up for the annual New York City Labor Day parade, traditionally held the Saturday after Labor Day. CWA President Chris Shelton and District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor joined the march, along with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, top right.