Get Involved!</h1> <article> <h1>Get Involved!</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:28 +0000</p> <span>Get Involved!</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:30:28-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield 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You just need a phone and a computer.</p><p><a href="https://action.cwa.org/event_campaigns/cwa-2026-elections-national-phone-banks" target="_blank">RSVP to get the Zoom link to join the event when it's time</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>IUE-CWA Members Advocate for Union Protections During Visit from Congressman Ro Khanna</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000</p> <span>IUE-CWA Members Advocate for Union Protections During Visit from Congressman Ro Khanna</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:30:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" 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Convention</option><option value="734">CWA 79th Convention</option><option value="851">CWA 80th Convention</option><option value="55">CWA Convention</option><option value="288">CWA Strong</option><option value="77">Democracy</option><option value="264">DirecTV</option><option value="48">Economic Justice & Democracy</option><option value="41">Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</option><option value="74">For Locals</option><option value="75">For Members</option><option value="25">Health & Safety</option><option value="23">Health Care & Retirement Security</option><option value="78">Holding Elected Officials Accountable</option><option value="788">Hour of Power Radio Show</option><option value="59">How-To Guides</option><option value="29">Human Rights</option><option value="39">International Solidarity</option><option value="81">Jobs & Trade</option><option value="26">Join Us</option><option value="57">Legislation & Politics</option><option value="43">National Mediation 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To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>IUE-CWA Members Advocate for Union Protections During Visit from Congressman Ro Khanna</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:30:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>On October 6, IUE-CWA members and retirees met with Congressman Ro Khanna in Dayton, Ohio, as part of his investigation into Fuyao Glass, a Chinese-owned company with a reputation for safety issues and labor law violations. Congressman Khanna is the Ranking Member on the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.</p><p>Fuyao took over a plant previously owned by General Motors for its “Truck and Bus” manufacturing. The facility was once the worksite of tens of thousands of IUE-CWA Local 84755 members.</p><p>Sharing her recollections of the plant under Fuyao management with Congressman Khanna, IUE-CWA Local 84798 member Demetria Hodges said, “The conditions were terrible; there were a lot of safety violations and injuries. I was hit by a forklift and had to be out on workers’ comp for months. The company did nothing to address the safety hazard, and more workers have continued to be injured on the job.” Hodges now works at the IUE-CWA DMAX facility, where safety is a much higher priority. "We have a voice on the job, better safety and working conditions, and better pay. I couldn't imagine going back to work at a factory without a union," said Hodges.</p><p>Workers attempted to form a union at Fuyao in 2017 but were met with fierce opposition from the company, who held captive audience meetings, spread rumors about closing the plant, and offered workers a raise if they would “vote no” on the union. Despite these flagrant labor law violations, the company has never been held accountable. The union drive is documented in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Factory" target="_blank">the Oscar-winning documentary "American Factory,"</a> currently on Netflix.</p><p>President Carl Kennebrew shared, “Workers at Fuyao and across the country deserve a fighting chance for safety, good wages, and respect on the job that they can win through a collective bargaining agreement. That is why we will never stop fighting for the rights of workers to unionize.”</p><p class="text-align-center"> <br><em>IUE-CWA members and retirees, including IUE-CWA Local 84775 President Sam Sanders </em>(third from right)<em> and Local 84775 Vice President Dawn Smith </em>(second from right)<em>, met with Congressman Ro Khanna </em>(center)<em> to discuss numerous safety issues at the plant since its purchase by Fuyao Glass.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Broadband Brigade Leader Joins GA Labor Roundtable</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:28:00 +0000</p> <span>CWA Broadband Brigade Leader Joins GA Labor Roundtable</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:28:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first 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value="289">CWA 76th Convention</option><option value="292">CWA 77th Convention</option><option value="304">CWA 78th Convention</option><option value="734">CWA 79th Convention</option><option value="851">CWA 80th Convention</option><option value="55">CWA Convention</option><option value="288">CWA Strong</option><option value="77">Democracy</option><option value="264">DirecTV</option><option value="48">Economic Justice & Democracy</option><option value="41">Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</option><option value="74">For Locals</option><option value="75">For Members</option><option value="25">Health & Safety</option><option value="23">Health Care & Retirement Security</option><option value="78">Holding Elected Officials Accountable</option><option value="788">Hour of Power Radio Show</option><option value="59">How-To Guides</option><option value="29">Human Rights</option><option value="39">International Solidarity</option><option value="81">Jobs & Trade</option><option 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value="62">TeleTech: Avaya</option><option value="66">TeleTech: Benefits</option><option value="913">TeleTech: Brightspeed</option><option value="307">TeleTech: Evoque</option><option value="64">TeleTech: Frontier</option><option value="36">TeleTech: Lumen</option><option value="71">TeleTech: Mobilization and Organizing</option><option value="76">TeleTech: Nokia</option><option value="63">TeleTech: OFS</option><option value="69">TeleTech: Retirees</option><option value="82">TeleTech: Sodexo</option><option value="65">TeleTech: Windstream</option><option value="56">Union Hall Call</option><option value="32">Verizon</option><option value="299">Veterans</option><option value="49">Voter Suppression</option><option value="58">Where Workers Are Joining</option><option value="28">Women's Committee</option></select> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--5" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper"><fieldset class="bg-gray js-form-item form-item 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data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions--3"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-3" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--3" value="Search"> <span class="text-value">Search</span> <i class="fa-regular fa-magnifying-glass ms-1"></i> </button></div> </form> </form> </div> <div class="bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block--type-for-the-media-block block block--for-the-media-block position-relative"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4 border-top border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>CWA Broadband Brigade Leader Joins GA Labor Roundtable</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:28:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>Last week, CWA District 3 Broadband Brigade Member Mike Tharpe joined Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock on a panel of Georgia labor leaders to discuss the affordability crisis, workforce shifts driven by artificial intelligence, and protecting our right to vote.</p><p>As a telecommunications worker, Tharpe shared how employers utilize digital tools to the detriment of workers and customers alike, including intensive GPS monitoring of technicians' driving routes and pushing call center workers to follow scripts precisely through digital monitoring rather than allowing workers the flexibility needed to effectively resolve customers' issues.</p><p>Tharpe also shared how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program would have helped address the growing digital divide and how the Trump administration is preventing it from achieving its full potential.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Washington Conservation Action Workers Ratify New Contract</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:21:59 +0000</p> <span>Washington Conservation Action Workers Ratify New Contract</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:21:59-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-combine js-form-item-combine 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border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>Washington Conservation Action Workers Ratify New Contract</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:21:59-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>On October 1, Evergreen Workers Union (EWU-CWA), represented by CWA Local 7800, voted unanimously to ratify its second contract after 15 months of negotiations. Members work to advance legislation to protect state forests and waterways.</p><p>The three-year contract includes guaranteed annual raises at 2.5%, 2.75%, and 3%, respectively, from 2026 through 2028. Workers won adjustments to wage bands that will increase pay equity for new hires and newly promoted staff, a practice not implemented in the first contract. Some members will see as much as a 9% raise to put them in line with their peers. The contract also includes new protections for work-from-home/remote work and continues to have very progressive language around native rights, minority rights, and making sure the workplace is just and equitable for all members.</p><p>“The federal administration’s anti-democratic actions to cut funding to social and environmental services and instead fund war crimes and deportations are felt by every working person in this country,” says Aida Amirul, member of the EWU-CWA bargaining committee. “Although we didn’t meet our initial goal of a 3% minimum annual raise, we understand that the fiscal challenges faced by the organization are not unique to us, and we are grateful to arrive at an agreement that delivers on the needs of our workers at this difficult time.”</p><p>EWU-CWA members remain dedicated to their mission of environmental protection.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Members Create Labor History Coloring Book</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:16:08 +0000</p> <span>CWA Members Create Labor History Coloring Book</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:16:08-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-combine 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Call</option><option value="32">Verizon</option><option value="299">Veterans</option><option value="49">Voter Suppression</option><option value="58">Where Workers Are Joining</option><option value="28">Women's Committee</option></select> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--9" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper"><fieldset class="bg-gray js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper card mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--10"> <legend class="fieldset-legend m-0"> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div class="mb-2 fw-bold">Date Published Between</div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-date js-form-type-date form-item-created-min js-form-item-created-min form-no-label form-group"> <input class="bef-datepicker mb-3 form-date form-control" autocomplete="off" placeholder="From" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-min" type="date" id="edit-created-min--5" name="created[min]" value 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border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>CWA Members Create Labor History Coloring Book</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:16:08-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>Years in the making, workers at the North Carolina AFL-CIO, represented by the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild (TNG-CWA Local 32035), announced in September the creation of an American Labor History Coloring Book.</p><p>The coloring book, full of labor history facts, was the brainchild of NC AFL-CIO Communications and Operations Director Jeremy Sprinkle, with artwork by NC State University PhD candidate Henry Adamson.</p><p>Said Sprinkle, “The project aims to engage people of all ages by connecting them to the icons, struggles, and victories of the labor movement in a creative way. We <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_MLO-x6gH/" target="_blank">debuted the artwork online</a> for Labor Day this year. Since it's intended as an educational resource, each illustration is paired with historical context, quotes, photographs, and sources for further learning.”</p><p>Members hope to publish the coloring book early next year with support from the national AFL-CIO and distribute the first printing in bundles of 10, free of charge.</p><p>You can support this effort by pre-ordering copies for your union, classroom, family, or community group at <a href="http://aflcionc.org/coloringbook" target="_blank">aflcionc.org/coloringbook</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Wisconsin Workers Hear From CWA Political Activists</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000</p> <span>Wisconsin Workers Hear From CWA Political Activists</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:15:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div 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id="edit-created-max--6" name="created[max]" value size="30"> </div> </div> </fieldset> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions--6"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-6" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--6" value="Search"> <span class="text-value">Search</span> <i class="fa-regular fa-magnifying-glass ms-1"></i> </button></div> </form> </form> </div> <div class="bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block--type-for-the-media-block block block--for-the-media-block position-relative"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4 border-top border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>Wisconsin Workers Hear From CWA Political Activists</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T10:15:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p class="text-align-center"> <br>Clockwise from upper left: <em>CWA Local 4603 Steward Mira Radulovic, CWA Local 4621 President and LPAT Co-coordinator Joey Olson, CWA Local 4603 Steward Carrie Dercola (with Radulovic), and CWA Local 4603 Chief Steward and State LPAT Co-coordinator Louria Jewett spent time talking to workers at their doors about the upcoming election.</em></p><p>Ahead of the midterm elections, CWA political activists are fired up and focused on holding as many one-on-one conversations with pro-union voters as possible. In Wisconsin, more than 25 CWAers began knocking on doors last week to spread the word about pro-worker candidates like gubernatorial candidate David Crowley and congressional representatives Mark Pocan (WI-2) and Gwen Moore (WI-4). Activists are also working hard to elect Mitchell Berman in Wisconsin’s 1st District and Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s 3rd District.</p><p>Many of these CWA members, retirees, and volunteers have undergone CWA’s Fighting Oligarchy training or graduated from CWA’s political bootcamp program in preparation for this moment.</p><p>“It has been encouraging to see so many of these members become increasingly engaged and eager to make a difference,” said CWA District 4 Staff Representative Wendy Fonseca. “They are committed to building a stronger presence for working people in Wisconsin, and we are looking forward to maximizing these next six weeks and reaching as many voters as possible.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Passenger Service Agents Gear Up to Fight Oligarchy</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:49:00 +0000</p> <span>CWA Passenger Service Agents Gear Up to Fight Oligarchy</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T09:49:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-combine js-form-item-combine form-no-label form-group"> <label class="form-label visually-hidden" for="edit-combine--7">Keywords</label> <input placeholder="Keywords" 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Workers Are Joining</option><option value="28">Women's Committee</option></select> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--13" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper"><fieldset class="bg-gray js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper card mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--14"> <legend class="fieldset-legend m-0"> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div class="mb-2 fw-bold">Date Published Between</div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-date js-form-type-date form-item-created-min js-form-item-created-min form-no-label form-group"> <input class="bef-datepicker mb-3 form-date form-control" autocomplete="off" placeholder="From" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-min" type="date" id="edit-created-min--7" name="created[min]" value size="30"> </div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-date js-form-type-date form-item-created-max js-form-item-created-max form-no-label form-group"> <input class="bef-datepicker mb-3 form-date form-control" autocomplete="off" placeholder="To" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-max" type="date" id="edit-created-max--7" name="created[max]" value size="30"> </div> </div> </fieldset> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions--7"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-7" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--7" value="Search"> <span class="text-value">Search</span> <i class="fa-regular fa-magnifying-glass ms-1"></i> </button></div> </form> </form> </div> <div class="bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block--type-for-the-media-block block block--for-the-media-block position-relative"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4 border-top border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>CWA Passenger Service Agents Gear Up to Fight Oligarchy</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-15T09:49:00-04:00">October 15, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>Last week, 16 CWA Passenger Service workers with CWA Local 3140 in Pembroke Pines, Fla., learned the skills necessary to combat economic assault with the CWA Legislative and Political team’s Fighting Oligarchy training. The group included CWA Local 3140 President Marilyn Campos (<em>front, left</em>).</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Get Involved!</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:32:35 +0000</p> <span>Get Involved!</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:32:35-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-combine js-form-item-combine form-no-label form-group"> <label class="form-label visually-hidden" for="edit-combine--8">Keywords</label> <input placeholder="Keywords" class="mb-3 form-textfield form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-combine" type="text" id="edit-combine--8" name="combine" value size="30" maxlength="128"> </div> <div class="mb-2 fw-bold">Topics</div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-select js-form-type-select form-item-tags js-form-item-tags form-no-label form-group"> <label class="form-label visually-hidden" for="edit-tags--8">Topics</label> <select class="mb-3 form-select form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-tags" multiple="multiple" name="tags[]" id="edit-tags--8" size="9"><option value="31">AT&T</option><option value="34">AT&T Mobility</option><option value="80">AT&T Mobility: Map Spotlight</option><option value="45">Building a Movement</option><option value="46">Call Center Bill</option><option value="27">Civil Rights & Equity</option><option value="752">Claude Cummings Jr. Speeches</option><option value="306">CODE-CWA</option><option value="21">Collective Bargaining</option><option value="47">Corporate Money In Politics</option><option value="300">COVID-19</option><option value="37">Customer Service</option><option value="44">CWA 73rd Convention</option><option value="50">CWA 74th Convention</option><option value="52">CWA 75th Convention</option><option value="289">CWA 76th Convention</option><option value="292">CWA 77th Convention</option><option value="304">CWA 78th Convention</option><option value="734">CWA 79th Convention</option><option value="851">CWA 80th Convention</option><option value="55">CWA Convention</option><option value="288">CWA Strong</option><option value="77">Democracy</option><option value="264">DirecTV</option><option value="48">Economic Justice & Democracy</option><option value="41">Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</option><option value="74">For Locals</option><option value="75">For Members</option><option value="25">Health & Safety</option><option value="23">Health Care & Retirement Security</option><option value="78">Holding Elected Officials Accountable</option><option value="788">Hour of Power Radio Show</option><option value="59">How-To Guides</option><option value="29">Human Rights</option><option value="39">International Solidarity</option><option value="81">Jobs & Trade</option><option value="26">Join Us</option><option value="57">Legislation & Politics</option><option value="43">National Mediation Board</option><option value="38">Next Generation</option><option value="73">NLRB</option><option value="284">PHEW</option><option value="287">Piedmont Airlines</option><option value="53">Political Action</option><option value="79">Press One For America</option><option value="35">Retired Members Council</option><option value="772">S-T Talk</option><option value="24">Secure Sustainable Jobs</option><option value="40">Senate Gridlock</option><option value="83">Take on Wall Street</option><option value="22">Telecom Policy</option><option value="30">Telecommunications</option><option value="54">TeleTech</option><option value="67">TeleTech: ADT/CSI</option><option value="61">TeleTech: Alcatel-Lucent</option><option value="754">TeleTech: AT&T (Legacy T)</option><option value="70">TeleTech: AT&T Legacy ATS Job Postings</option><option value="753">TeleTech: AT&T NIC</option><option value="62">TeleTech: Avaya</option><option value="66">TeleTech: Benefits</option><option value="913">TeleTech: Brightspeed</option><option value="307">TeleTech: Evoque</option><option value="64">TeleTech: Frontier</option><option value="36">TeleTech: Lumen</option><option value="71">TeleTech: Mobilization and Organizing</option><option value="76">TeleTech: Nokia</option><option value="63">TeleTech: OFS</option><option value="69">TeleTech: Retirees</option><option value="82">TeleTech: Sodexo</option><option value="65">TeleTech: Windstream</option><option value="56">Union Hall Call</option><option value="32">Verizon</option><option value="299">Veterans</option><option value="49">Voter Suppression</option><option value="58">Where Workers Are Joining</option><option value="28">Women's Committee</option></select> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--15" class="js-form-wrapper form-wrapper"><fieldset class="bg-gray js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper card mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--16"> <legend class="fieldset-legend m-0"> </legend> <div class="fieldset-wrapper"> <div class="mb-2 fw-bold">Date Published Between</div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-date js-form-type-date form-item-created-min js-form-item-created-min form-no-label form-group"> <input class="bef-datepicker mb-3 form-date form-control" autocomplete="off" placeholder="From" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-min" type="date" id="edit-created-min--8" name="created[min]" value size="30"> </div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-date js-form-type-date form-item-created-max js-form-item-created-max form-no-label form-group"> <input class="bef-datepicker mb-3 form-date form-control" autocomplete="off" placeholder="To" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-max" type="date" id="edit-created-max--8" name="created[max]" value size="30"> </div> </div> </fieldset> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions--8"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-8" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--8" value="Search"> <span class="text-value">Search</span> <i class="fa-regular fa-magnifying-glass ms-1"></i> </button></div> </form> </form> </div> <div class="bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block--type-for-the-media-block block block--for-the-media-block position-relative"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4 border-top border-dark pt-5">For the Media</h2> <div><p>For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email <a href="mailto:comms@cwa-union.org">comms@cwa-union.org</a>. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>Get Involved!</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:32:35-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p><strong>Fighting for Fiber: How the FCC’s Telecom Deregulation Is Harming Workers</strong></p><p>Join CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. on October 14 for a national town hall to learn how you can help protect union telecom jobs.</p><p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is handing the big telecommunications carriers a much easier path to abandon copper phone service, with less public scrutiny and fewer state-level protections.</p><p>Every mile of copper retired without a fiber update puts union jobs at risk, while streamlined discontinuance rules give carriers the ability to reduce service and staffing commitments with less public oversight.</p><p><a href="https://action.cwa.org/events/cwa-town-hall-on-the-fccs-harmful-deregulation-of-telecom-networks/" target="_blank">Click here to RSVP to the national town hall</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Post-Gazette Journalists Win Millions in Back Pay and Benefits</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:28:57 +0000</p> <span>CWA Post-Gazette Journalists Win Millions in Back Pay and Benefits</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:28:57-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form"> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-combine js-form-item-combine form-no-label form-group"> <label class="form-label visually-hidden" for="edit-combine--9">Keywords</label> <input placeholder="Keywords" class="mb-3 form-textfield form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-combine" type="text" id="edit-combine--9" name="combine" value size="30" maxlength="128"> </div> <div class="mb-2 fw-bold">Topics</div> <div class="js-form-item form-item form-type-select js-form-type-select form-item-tags js-form-item-tags form-no-label form-group"> <label class="form-label visually-hidden" 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Convention</option><option value="734">CWA 79th Convention</option><option value="851">CWA 80th Convention</option><option value="55">CWA Convention</option><option value="288">CWA Strong</option><option value="77">Democracy</option><option value="264">DirecTV</option><option value="48">Economic Justice & Democracy</option><option value="41">Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</option><option value="74">For Locals</option><option value="75">For Members</option><option value="25">Health & Safety</option><option value="23">Health Care & Retirement Security</option><option value="78">Holding Elected Officials Accountable</option><option value="788">Hour of Power Radio Show</option><option value="59">How-To Guides</option><option value="29">Human Rights</option><option value="39">International Solidarity</option><option value="81">Jobs & Trade</option><option value="26">Join Us</option><option value="57">Legislation & Politics</option><option value="43">National Mediation 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To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>CWA Post-Gazette Journalists Win Millions in Back Pay and Benefits</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:28:57-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>On Monday, <a href="https://pittsburghprogress.com/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-post-gazettes-appeal-of-healthcare-costs-and-salary-loss-payments-securing-final-victory-for-newspaper-guild/" target="_blank">the United States Supreme Court dealt the final blow</a> to the former owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG)—BCI and the Block family—in their efforts to avoid accountability. After their three-year strike, current and former workers at PG, represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh (TNG-CWA Local 38061), are set to be paid millions of dollars for wages and benefits owed now that the company has exhausted its appeals.</p><p>To support former strikers—many of whom were purged from the staff by new PG ownership—<a href="https://pittsburghprogress.com/#/portal/signup" target="_blank">please subscribe and join at any level the Pittsburgh Progress</a>, the co-operative news outlet started by our hardened union siblings. They are committed to becoming CWA members and creating worker-centered journalism.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Wins Raft of AI Protections in California</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:23:42 +0000</p> <span>CWA Wins Raft of AI Protections in California</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:23:42-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 container"> <div class="row justify-content-between"> <div class="col-lg-3 order-last order-lg-first mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <div class="views-exposed-form bef-exposed-form needs-validation bg-gray p-4 me-lg-4 block position-relative" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-news-block-1"> <h2 class="h4 mb-4">Search News</h2> <form class="mb-1 form" action="https://cwa-union.org/news/all" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-news-block-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <form 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To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our <a href="https://cwa-union.org/about">About page</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="block position-relative"> <h1 class="mb-4 "> <span>CWA Wins Raft of AI Protections in California</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-08T11:23:42-04:00">October 8, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law several bills supported by CWA in our fight to protect workers from invasive surveillance and replacement by artificial intelligence (AI). This raft of legislation has been at the forefront of our Working People’s Agenda as we push for AI guardrails at the state and federal levels.</p><p>CWA activists scored a major victory with the passage of the “Right to Human Customer Service Act,” which requires large businesses operating in California to ensure timely access to human customer service agents during business hours. This will both help protect the jobs of CWA customer service representatives and ensure that customers avoid endlessly interfacing with automated systems unable to process complex or sensitive problems. Similar provisions are included in the federal “Keep Call Centers in America Act,” sponsored by Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Justice (R-WV) and Representatives Kristen McDonald-Rivet (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).</p><p>Californians now also have protections from AI systems making disciplinary or termination decisions in the “No Robot Bosses Act.” The law requires a human to review and corroborate the decision. This will help protect workers from discipline or termination as the result of mistakes, discrimination, or other unfair analysis by automated systems. CWA is also working to pass the federal “No Robot Bosses Act,” sponsored by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Suzzane Bonamici (D-OR) and Chris DeLuzio (D-PA), which would provide similar protections for workers nationwide.</p><p>Additional California legislation included the “No Bosses in the Bathroom Act,” which bans bosses from using AI surveillance to spy on workers in the bathroom; the “Stop AI Strip Searches Act,” banning the use of AI surveillance that performs emotional recognition; and AB 1979, which requires licensed healthcare professionals, not AI, to remain the decision-makers in healthcare clinical practice.</p><p>Congratulations to our CWA activists, allies, and supporters who fought hard for these wins.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> </main></body></html>