CWA Members are Prepared to Fight Against the Filibuster, if Necessary
The Democracy Initiative, including CWA President Chris Shelton, called for Senate action on S.1 and warned against letting it fall victim to a filibuster.
CWA members fought for every vote as if our lives depended on it, because they did.
CWA leaders are engaging with employers on safety and prevention measures.
The goal is to ensure public safety and network resilience while protecting consumers and closing the digital divide.
President Joe Biden has five words for Republicans who say that his American Jobs Plan should be scaled back to focus on "traditional" infrastructure like roads and bridges.
On April 11, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens joined NewsGuild-CWA activists and more than 35 members of CWA Next Generation to talk about reforming U.S. labor law.
The Democracy Initiative, including CWA President Chris Shelton, called for Senate action on S.1 and warned against letting it fall victim to a filibuster.
"In the last 16 years, 2,100 newsrooms across the country have shut down. And there are half as many newspaper journalists working today as there were a decade ago."
On Wednesday, CWA 7777 Local President Debbie Medina spoke at a virtual press conference on why CWA members are working so hard to pass the PRO Act.
CWA hosted a panel at the Council of Institutional Investors Spring conference exposing how hedge fund "activism" boosts short-term stock prices at the expense of workers, customers, and long-term investors.
Funding to support state and local governments is one of the most important parts of the American Rescue Plan, which passed both houses of Congress and was signed by President Biden last week.
In September, workers at HCL Tech, a contractor for Google, voted to join the Steelworkers (USW).
The survey is for all members whether you have had a vaccination, plan on getting a vaccination, or do not want to get a vaccination.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Asian American communities around the country have been targeted by groups and individuals who are driven by white supremacist and misogynistic beliefs and encouraged by right-wing politicians and media figures. The tragedy in Atlanta occurred in a climate of anti-Asian hate and scapegoating.
On Tuesday, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, one of CWA's top priorities for building worker power.
The latest bargaining and organizing information.
The Communications Workers of America represents 700,000 workers in private and public sector employment in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. CWA members work in telecommunications and information technology, the airline industry, news media, broadcast and cable television, education, health care and public service, law enforcement, manufacturing and other fields.