Organizing Update

Envoy Airport Agents Begin Voting for a Union This Week

On Tuesday, Oct. 27, thousands of Envoy agents began voting at airports around the country on whether to join CWA.

Voting will continue until Nov. 24. Agents have fought long and hard for this election and the opportunity to bargain their own wages and set workplace rules.

Envoy agents at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport remind coworkers to be on the lookout for mail with their ballots to vote for joining CWA.

"I want organized, fair working conditions," said Ana Whittemore, who works at Miami International Airport.

Adam Scott, who works at Tucson International Airport, said, "I'm voting for the union because I hate to see my co-workers leave. Together we are stronger."

Adam Webster, an agent at Portland International Airport, said, "The union will help everyone that works here."

Beaver Creek Ski Instructors Launch Organizing Drive

In Colorado, CWA is helping Beaver Creek ski instructors organize what could be the nation's first ski instructors' union.

"This business is inherently dangerous," CWA Organizer Al Kogler told The Aspen Times. "They put their lives on hold for months to provide a great and safe guest experience."

The goal of Beaver Creek Instructors United is to bring equity and dignity to the job. Kogler said, "These are not just surfer dudes who disappear at the end of every ski season. Some of these instructors have been at this for 40 years."

CWA currently represents ski patrollers in four resorts: Steamboat Springs, CO; Crested Butte, CO; Canyons, UT; and Telluride, CO. A fifth group in Taos, NM, will vote on CWA representation in November.

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