Organizing Update

American Red Cross Election Victory

At four locations from Virginia to North Carolina, 174 American Red Cross workers have voted for a voice in the workplace by joining CWA. The workers, part of the Mid-Atlantic Region, are now members of CWA Local 2201. Lead Organizer Stephanie Pazur has been working with this unit since the last election in 2012. Staff from the local, including Chris Brown, David Vincent and President Richard Hatch, assisted Pazur in the organizing.

112 Cricket Retail Workers in Colorado Join CWA

112 Cricket Retail Workers across Colorado have voted to actively participate in their work lives by joining CWA Locals 7708, 7750 and 7777. The American Arbitration Association certified that more than 50 percent of the workers indicated through Consent Authorization cards their desire to be represented by CWA. CWA District 7 Administrative Director Al Kogler said CWA Organizer Ted Hooker and AT&T Mobility and Local 7777 member Jason Schneider led the campaign with help from Local 7750 President Chris Roth and Local 7708 Secretary Treasurer Nancy Imhof.