Volume 70, Issue #2 | Summer 2010
SIF: Lean Manufacturing: 'Plant Managers are Telling Managers that the Union has Value'
IUE-CWA is bringing members and employers together in a cooperative effort that saves jobs and helps companies become more competitive.
SIF: Media Projects: 'People are So Jealous that Our Union is Able to Do This'
CWA members at newspapers and in broadcasting have a big advantage over their non-union colleagues: they can participate in projects that are organizing, empowering, mobilizing and training members.
SIF: Speed Matters: CWA a Leading Voice for High-Speed Broadband
When the Federal Communications Commission outlined its National Broadband Plan earlier this year, it included many of CWA?s ?Speed Matters? proposals.
Building a Political Movement: 'The Beginning of a New Political Movement'
Thousands of CWA members and every public worker local in New Jersey have put the governor and members of the state legislature on notice: ?We are fed up, and we are not going to take it anymore. If you want our support, you have to earn it.?
Building a Political Movement: A New NLRB: Another Path to Protecting Workers' Rights
CWA's and labor's success in getting two new members appointed to the National Labor Relations Board this spring was a big victory for protecting workers' bargaining and organizing rights, especially in light of efforts by some members of Congress to block the Employee Free Choice Act.
Building a Political Movement: Holding Elected Leaders Accountable
CWA members are working to hold our elected leaders accountable for walking away from their promises to support middle class and working families.