Building a political movement for change was the focus of a day-long session at the University of Vermont in Montpelier, where CWA President Larry Cohen spotlighted the "Stop the Sale" campaign to keep quality telecommunications services and jobs in northern New England and joined a panel with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and others on how to move forward on workers' rights and social justice.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed an executive order establishing a "meet and confer" process for discussing with CWA the hours, working conditions, safety and other issues affecting 9,600 employees of the state's Department of Corrections, including 3,600 members of CWA's Arizona Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (AZCOPS), Local 7077.
Backed by community leaders in upstate New York, a small but determined unit of CWA members are taking on media giant Time Warner, challenging one town after another to consider whether the union-busting monopoly cable company deserves their business.
CWA and Jobs with Justice (JwJ) have announced a contest for progressive student activists with a flair for video production. Individuals and campus groups are invited to submit a 1 to 3 minute "YouTube style" video highlighting the failure of U.S. labor laws to protect workers' rights and why America needs the Employee Free Choice Act.
Responding to objections by IUE-CWA and the Auto Workers to Delphi's proposed management compensation plan, bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain drastically slashed Delphi's proposed $87 million in cash bonuses for executives to $16.5 million.
