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In a huge victory for working people, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, by a vote of 251-158.

After more than a year of intensive lobbying and solidarity from CWA Local 3010 members, the Puerto Rico Senate and House unanimously approved bipartisan legislation supported by CWA.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission adopted strong service quality and consumer protection rules for CenturyLink. CWA members attended the hearing on the rules and CWA provided bad plant photos, playing a major role in the decision.

CWA members rallied outside a New York State Department of Health hearing to inform the public about the importance of establishing safe staffing ratios to improve patient safety and the quality of care.

Register today for this conference, December 3-5, focused on making workplaces safer today.

Members participated in sessions focusing on how to identify hazards in the workplace and how to get those hazards eliminated or fixed by the employer, and more.

Republican members of the U.S. Senate voted last week to confirm President Trump's new pick for Labor Secretary, Eugene Scalia, who has made a career of representing big corporations in their efforts to dismantle workers' rights.

AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson shared CWA members' perspective at a hearing on the implementation of important safety standards.

Family, friends, and coworkers held a vigil on August 18, which included memorable tributes to Kendrick. Kendrick's family received his vest and a jar overflowing with dozens of notes from agents who knew and loved him.

Pizzella has a disturbing history of actively working against the best interests of working people.

AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Sub-Committee on Aviation this week.

CWA members have been affected by a number of natural disasters in recent weeks. The effects have been particularly severe for our IUE-CWA members.

CWA is asking the Commission to adopt strong quality of service and consumer protection rules to protect New Mexico customers' access to basic telecommunications services.

CWA District 9 has submitted comments to Cal/OSHA urging them to strengthen proposed emergency standards to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke exposure.

The 2019 CWA Health, Safety and Environment Conference will be held September 9-13 at the Westin Convention Center and Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa.

In 2017, 275 workers died each day due to job injuries and illnesses, on average, according to a report released this week by the AFL-CIO.

The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA are renewing support for the Journalist Protection Act, introduced this week in the Senate by Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Robert Menendez, and in the House by Rep. Eric Swalwell.

At a press conference this week, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens and AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson called on Congress and the White House to avoid another federal government shutdown in order to keep workers and the flying public safe.

The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA released a joint statement decrying violence at President Trump's rally earlier this week in El Paso.

Since 2014, 911 employees including members of the local have seen their pay frozen and their benefits reduced. Now an exodus of 911 dispatchers threatens the security of the public. 

A new CWA report reveals dangerous conditions affecting agents at Envoy Air that should raise red flags for the flying public.