Organizing Update

Retail Cricket Workers Join CWA in New Mexico and Pennsylvania

Thirty-five Cricket Retail employees in New Mexico are now members of three CWA locals – 7001, 7011 and 7037 – with a strong majority indicating their support for CWA representation.

CWA District 7 Administrative Director Al Kogler said CWA Organizers Glenda Winternheimer and Amber Diaz helped the workers in their fight for a voice in the workplace.

In Pennsylvania, 48 retail Cricket employees across the state have voted to join CWA, District 2-13 Administrative Director Marge Krueger said. Local 13000 Organizer James Lynch led the effort to assist the workers' campaign by forming organizing committees across the state.