More Telecom, Public Workers Joining CWA

More than 175 workers joined CWA last week, from telecom workers at AT&T Mobility in Puerto Rico to public workers in the Borough of Island Heights in Ocean County, N.J. In Puerto Rico, 171 call center workers at AT&T Mobility won union representation with CWA Local 3010 through majority signup. The former Centennial Wireless workers built a strong inside committee that reached majority support just eight days after the campaign was launched. The committee was supported by local organizer Javier Sepulveda and District 3 organizing coordinator Jorge Rodriguez.

In Ocean County, N.J., five employees of the Borough of Island Heights won representation by CWA Local 1088, also through majority signup. The workers were assisted by Local President Matt Guthorn and District 1 staff representative Lynn Buckley.