Audubon Society Workers Reach Tentative Agreement for First Union Contract

NEW YORK – Members of the Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, the National Audubon Society, for a first union contract. This tentative agreement was reached after more than two years of negotiations, supported by mobilization of union members across the country. The contract will cover 260 union members represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Union members will meet to review the tentative agreement, before holding a ratification vote that will give every union member a voice on the proposed union contract.

The Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 Bargaining Committee released the following statement:

We are incredibly proud of our fellow Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 members and their solidarity that has sustained us through more than two years of negotiations. For every member who has walked a practice picket line, spoken out for the contract they deserved, or joined their coworkers for a union action, you built this.

In negotiating and organizing for a first contract, our members have built a foundation for the future of all Audubon workers to have a voice on the job.

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