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CWA members will participate in a global day of labor union action on December 10, International Human Rights Day, to protest the severe repression of labor union and other activists in the Philippines. 

Thirteen CWA leaders participated in the 2019 Minority Leadership Institute last week.

Military police raided the regional offices of several progressive and union organizations in Bacolod, Philippines, on Friday, arresting union organizer Mary-Anne Krueger and others.

Verizon Wireless workers and elected leaders rallied outside the Verizon Wireless store on Wall Street.

CWAers rallied on the Supreme Court steps to show solidarity for LGBTQ workers.

CWAers and community leaders then gathered for a rally where they demanded that Verizon address widespread issues of racial discrimination at the company.

Federal law bars employers from engaging in discriminatory advertising and hiring based on sex, age, and other statuses.

CWA members held watch parties across the country for the Democratic presidential primary debate last week to learn where the candidates stand on the issues.

CWA members from every sector and district came together to discuss and make decisions about the union's future and how to make CWA STRONG.

A list of the resolutions approved at the 2019 CWA Convention.

He is sharing his story publicly of how he faced constant racial discrimination at work from customers and managers.

The bill increases the minimum wage over the next six years until it reaches $15 an hour in 2025. Next, the bill will head to the U.S. Senate.

The NewsGuild-CWA interviewed the women as part of its ongoing equal pay project, which includes analyses of pay at publications including The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post.

The Frontier Airlines AFA-CWA Human Rights Committee held their first activity as a committee, participating in the Pride Parade in Denver.

Earlier this month, CWA activists in District 3 and District 7 participated in Human Rights Trainings in Atlanta and Phoenix.

Pride at Work is a constituency group of the AFL-CIO that organizes mutual support between the organized labor movement and the LGBTQ community.

CWA Activists took part in a three-day gathering of activists, union members, moral leaders, and advocates from more than 40 states to strategize, learn, and build power together.

CWA signed an open letter sent this week to all 2020 presidential candidates urging them to make comprehensive democracy reform a centerpiece of their campaign platforms.

At the CWA District 6 conference in St. Louis this week, CWA President Chris Shelton urged members and activists to stay focused on moving our agenda for working families forward.

CWA members from across the country this week attended the We the People membership summit of progressive organizations focusing on strategies to fight back against attacks on our democracy.

On Equal Pay Day, NewsGuild-CWA members stood up for equal pay by posting on social media, putting up table tents, and talking with their colleagues about how unions can address pay discrimination directly.

Under the agreement, the tech giant will make sweeping changes to its paid advertising platform to prevent discrimination in employment, housing, and credit advertising.