Washington, DC ?Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) International President Patricia A. Friend issued the following statement today after the United States District Court in the District Of Columbia supported new voting procedures proposed by the National Mediation Board (NMB).
Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen today supported President Obama's signing of a presidential memorandum seeking to make available more wireless spectrum available for commercial use.
CWA called on the Federal Communications Commission to deny the application of Comcast and NBCU, or impose conditions that make certain the deal is in the public interest.
A coalition of eight national civil rights, labor and environmental groups is calling on Congress to act quickly and pass narrowly targeted legislation to clarify the FCC's authority in broadband.
CWA District 9 Vice President Jim Weitkamp tells a House Judiciary Committee field hearing that the proposed Comcast-NBCU merger will lead to job cuts and will harm consumer interests, especially in the growing video services market.
