CWA Releases New Report on How Outsourcing, Restructuring, and Consolidation are Harming Workers and Consumers
The report uses government data to show how major airline carriers have used outsourcing, restructuring, and consolidation to suppress wages and erode the quality of jobs in the airline industry.
CWA and Dominican Union FEDOTRAZONAS Announce New Solidarity Alliance Agreement
The new agreement between CWA and FEDOTRAZONAS demonstrates CWA’s belief that strengthening relationships between the union’s members and workers in countries that serve as centers for offshored global call center work is critical to reversing the global race to the bottom in the industry.
Leading Observers Assess and Criticize T-Mobile “Un-Carrier” Announcements
Last week, T-Mobile announced three new “un-carrier moves,” but the announcements don’t hold up to close scrutiny.
CWA Members Ratify New Contracts with AT&T Southeast
The new agreements provide wage increases of 13.25% over the life of the contracts, pension and 401(k) plan enhancements, improved job security and additional customer service positions.
Bargaining and Mobilization Update
The latest information on Envoy Air, AT&T Southeast, General Electric, Hawaiian Airlines, and Nokia.
CWA Calls on Congress to Invest in Infrastructure and Broadband
CWA is calling on leaders of the U.S. House and Senate to move forward swiftly with a robust and ambitious plan to rebuild and transform America's infrastructure, including broadband.
Bargaining Update
The latest bargaining information for AT&T Midwest and AT&T Legacy T.
As CWAers Highlight Potential Tennessee Job Loss, U.S. Senators Call for a Hearing to Examine Consequences of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
CWAers' hard work across the country to raise concerns about the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger with their elected officials is paying off!
Texas CWA Members Urge Legislators to Protect Call Center Jobs
CWA members from across the state came to the Texas Capitol to build support for a bill to help stop businesses from outsourcing Texas call center jobs.
CWA Urges California Public Utilities Commission to Reject T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
At a series of public hearings on the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merge, CWA members and allies have been highlighting how the merger would hurt California workers and consumers.
CWA Calls for Congressional Hearings on Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
CWA sent a letter this week calling on Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) to hold hearings in early 2019 on the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.
AFA-CWA Fights Airline Staffing Cuts
United Airlines announced it will reduce service by pre-plating meals on the ground and eliminating a Flight Attendant position on certain international flights.
CWA President Chris Shelton Joins 15,000 UPTE-CWA Members at Solidarity Strike Rally at University of California
CWA President Chris Shelton joined 15,000 University of California workers represented by UPTE-CWA Local 9119 on the picket lines at a rally as they strike in solidarity with the AFSCME Patient Care Unit.
New Report: GOP Corporate Tax Cut Bill Puts Call Center Jobs at Risk
Senators on the Joint Economic Committee released a report this week showing that 15.4 million U.S. jobs – including call center jobs – are at risk of being offshored.
AFL-CIO Launches New Podcast
The AFL-CIO has launched a new podcast called "State of the Unions" to bring you the issues and stories that matter to working people.
CWA Seeks to Protect Workers and Consumers in California
CWA District 9 has filed a motion with the California Public Utilities Commission seeking to represent the interests of workers and consumers during the state's review of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
New T-Mobile Hire is Another Reminder of Jobs at Risk in Proposed Merger with Sprint
T-Mobile has hired former CenturyLink executive Sunit Patel to help oversee its proposed merger with Sprint.
Senator Ted Cruz Is Wrong About Corporate Tax Cuts, Wages, and Jobs
Senator Cruz needs to stop listening to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and start listening to Texans who work at AT&T and American.
Bank Workers Bring Fight for a Voice on the Job to the United Nations
Bank workers and members of the Committee for Better Banks, a CWA project, joined a side meeting at the United Nations to discuss how workers having a voice on the job can make the finance industry more sustainable and inclusive.
CWA Calls on State Attorneys General to Investigate Anti-Competitive, Job-Destroying T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Last week, CWA President Chris Shelton wrote to all 50 State Attorneys General to express concern over the proposed T-Mobile and Sprint merger.
South Dakota CWA Members Lead Fight Against Offshoring of Call Center Jobs
Members of CWA Local 7500 held a rally in Sioux Falls this week to call for politicians to step in and act.
The GOP Corporate Tax Bill Rewards Offshoring – Here's What We Can Do to Stop It
A new op-ed shines a spotlight on how the Republican corporate tax bill rewards and incentivizes the offshoring of more American jobs.
Victory! New Jersey State Government Shutdown Averted
After CWAers packed the Statehouse to stop the New Jersey legislature from shutting down the government and locking state workers out, legislators reached a last minute budget deal.
CWA Calls on Sprint and T-Mobile to Make Binding Commitments on Jobs and Workers' Rights in Potential Merger
New CWA analysis shows that the merger could cause massive job loss of more than 30,000 jobs across the country.