NY Dish Network Techs, West VA ABC Officers Join CWA

Technicians at Dish Network in Queens, N.Y. and enforcement officers from the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control administration have won CWA representation.

More than 60 Dish Network technicians beat back a strong anti-union campaign to win representation with CWA Local 1106 in an NLRB election. Dish management illegally conducted captive-audience meetings less than 24 hours before the election and also promised workers a big raise if they voted "no." The Dish techs were assisted by Local 1106 President Tony Caudullo and Vice President Jerry Bulzomi.

In West Virginia, 30 enforcement officers at the state's Alcohol Beverage Control administration won representation with CWA Local 2001. The ABC workers wanted the same kind of professional representation that CWA-represented West Virginia state troopers have, and chose CWA. CWA represents more than 1,600 correctional and juvenile services' support staff and officers in West Virginia. The workers were assisted by Local 2001 and District 2 Staff Representative Elaine Harris.