Get Involved!</h1> <article> <h1>Get Involved!</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:27:42 +0000</p> <span>Get Involved!</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T10:27:42-04:00">October 29, 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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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="2026-10-29T10:27:42-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p><strong>Tribune Media Company</strong></p><p>The Tribune company is refusing to include their own AI policy in union contracts at seven of their newspapers. This means that management alone would control how AI is used.</p><p>You can help Tribune workers by <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tribune-should-respect-their-staff-and-readers-ai-protections-now?source=direct_link&" target="_blank">sending a letter</a> to management asking for strong AI protection at the Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Virginian-Pilot, The Morning Call, Suburban Chicago, Tribune Content Agency, and Design and Production Studio.</p><p>~~~</p><p><strong>No Contract, No Coffee: Boycott Starbucks!</strong></p><p>Starbucks workers (IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sbworkersunited/" target="_blank">@sbworkersunited</a>) have been battling for a fair contract for over five years, involving thousands of workers across hundreds of union stores.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeSmLWszFsz/" target="_blank">Click here to learn why AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson and Flight Attendants everywhere are joining the fight, and call on you to choose fair contracts over frozen cappuccinos</a>.</p><p>~~~</p><p><strong>Need Help Voting?</strong> <strong>We Got You!</strong></p><p>It can be hard to cut through the political noise, especially with billions of dollars in false advertising clouding the view. But CWA has endorsed candidates in races across multiple states.</p><p><a href="https://cwa-union.org/national-issues/legislation-and-politics/cwa-political/candidates" target="_blank">Click here to learn more about pro-worker candidates running near you</a>!</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA District 6 Conference Showcases Solidarity and Union Power</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:12:45 +0000</p> <span>CWA District 6 Conference Showcases Solidarity and Union Power</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T10:12:45-04:00">October 29, 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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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--3" 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--4"> <legend 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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 District 6 Conference Showcases Solidarity and Union Power</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T10:12:45-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>Earlier this month, CWA members, retirees, staff, and leadership met in San Antonio, Texas, for the CWA District 6 Annual Conference. Led by CWA District 6 Vice President Derrick Osobase, the conference was a chance for CWAers to network, share ideas, and learn new skills. Attendees included new leaders and seasoned veterans from across the District and sectors.</p><p>This year’s theme was “Solidarity Ignites Power,” which shone through during the powerful political panel highlighting the hard work our activists are doing to raise money, train volunteers, get out the vote, and elect unionists who share our values. The organizing panel shared details of the work happening right now to strengthen our internal structures and grow our Locals.</p><p>“Solidarity ignites power when we put it into action,” said CWA District 6 Vice President Derrick Osobase. “Every conversation with a coworker, every new member we organize, and every voter we turn out builds our strength. The challenge now is to take the energy from this conference back to our Locals and turn it into lasting power for working people across District 6.”</p><p>CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. remarked, “The entire labor movement is at an inflection point. The current war on workers means we cannot sit still. We must either grow or we will be swept away in the current storm. Your commitment to each other and our future is needed now more than ever.</p><p>“We survive by digging deeper, branching out, and bringing in new members. Across organizations, we are mobilizing in support of one another. We are opening doors to sustainable wages and safer working conditions for millions of workers, whether they are members or not.”</p><p>Other CWA leaders in attendance included CWA District 9 Vice President Frank Arce; CWA Telecommunications and Technologies Vice President Lisa Bolton; CWA Public, Healthcare and Education Workers Vice President Margaret Cook; CWA Southeastern Region Executive Board Member Vera Mikell; CWA Central Region Executive Board Member Reginald Small; and CWA Secretary-Treasurer Ameenah Salaam.</p><p>Notable guests included Senate candidate James Talarico and candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa, both card-carrying members of CWA Local 6186, the Texas State Employees Union. Other elected officials included Adrian Reyna (Texas HD 125), Montserrat Garibay (Texas HD 49), and Texas State Senator José Menéndez. Labor advocate and Texas State AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar also shared his thoughts with those gathered.</p><p>Conference-goers attended sectoral breakout sessions for AT&T Southwest, the Airline Industry, the CWA Retired Members Council, AT&T Mobility, Telecommunications and Technologies, and Public Workers. Workshops included “Our People, Our Ballot” and “Growing Our Union—From the Inside and the Outside.”</p><p class="text-align-center"> <br><em>Senate candidate James Talarico</em> (center)<em> joined CWA members, retirees, staff, and leaders at the 2026 CWA District 6 Conference. He is flanked by </em>(left to right)<em> CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.; CWA District 6 Vice President Derrick Osobase; CWA Telecommunications and Technologies Vice President Lisa Bolton; CWA Secretary-Treasurer Ameenah Salaam; CWA Southeastern Region Executive Board Member Vera Mikell; CWA District 9 Vice President Frank Arce; and CWA Public, Healthcare and Education Workers Vice President Margaret Cook. CWA Central Region Executive Board Member Reginald Small </em>(not pictured) <em>also attended.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Three-Year Bargaining Battle Ends in Victory</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:08:38 +0000</p> <span>Three-Year Bargaining Battle Ends in Victory </span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T10:08:38-04:00">October 29, 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"> 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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 js-form-wrapper form-wrapper card mb-3" data-drupal-selector="edit-created-wrapper" id="edit-created-wrapper--6"> <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 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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>Three-Year Bargaining Battle Ends in Victory </span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T10:08:38-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>On October 8, on the eve of the three-year anniversary of the union’s voluntary recognition, reporters, editors, designers, and photo staff of the Embarcadero Community News Guild, represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild (TNG-CWA Local 39521), voted overwhelmingly to ratify a three-year contract.</p><p>Highlights from the deal include a median 10% wage increase, just cause security protections, vision coverage for the first time, and protections against having to use artificial intelligence in any manner that goes against their professional ethics, legal standards, or journalistic goals.</p><p>“Local news is more important than ever, and our contract protects the reporters, editors, designers, and photographers who form the backbone of our newsroom and keep our communities informed,” said bargaining committee member Riley Cooke, who reports for the Palo Alto Weekly.</p><p><a href="https://newsguild.org/embarcadero-media-foundation-union-secures-first-contract-three-years-after-unionizing/" target="_blank">Click here to read more about the contract</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWAers Show Solidarity in Wake of Worker Death</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:59:29 +0000</p> <span>CWAers Show Solidarity in Wake of Worker Death</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T09:59:29-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> <section class="full-width layout-section"> <div class="pt-3 pt-lg-5 pb-3 pb-lg-5 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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--4">Topics</label> <select class="mb-3 form-select form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-tags" multiple="multiple" name="tags[]" id="edit-tags--4" 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 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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 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data-drupal-selector="edit-created-max" type="date" id="edit-created-max--4" 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--4"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-4" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--4" 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>CWAers Show Solidarity in Wake of Worker Death</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T09:59:29-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>Two weeks ago, members and elected officials from CWA Locals 3645 and 3641 demonstrated their solidarity alongside SEIU 32BJ union siblings at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Members of SEIU 32BJ went out on a 24-hour strike on October 14 after the September 17 death of colleague Colleen Coates. According to her coworkers, Coates had complained of not feeling well for multiple days before collapsing on the jet bridge, possibly due to heat stress. Despite first-aid attempts, Coates could not be resuscitated.</p><p>SEIU 32BJ members at CLT are employed by ABM Industries, a facilities management company. Despite repeated attempts by workers, management has refused to acknowledge a signed petition detailing the workers’ demands.</p><p>Workers cited low pay, unclear paid time off policies, and inadequate workplace safety measures as reasons for the 24-hour work stoppage.</p><p>CWA passenger service members have been demanding these same kinds of provisions from American Airlines and Piedmont Airlines. CWA Local 3641 President Rebecca Brown has been heavily engaged in this fight, as well as CWA Local 3645 President Donielle Prophete.</p><p>Members of both CWA and SEIU 32BJ plan to keep the memories of their fallen coworkers alive through their fights for better pay and safer working conditions.</p><p class="text-align-center"> <br><em>Members of both SEIU 32BJ and CWA plan to wear pins featuring Colleen Coates in protest of the unsafe working conditions that contributed to her passing. Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and colleagues left to mourn her.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Political Activists Fired Up Ahead of Midterm Election</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:49:03 +0000</p> <span>CWA Political Activists Fired Up Ahead of Midterm Election</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T09:49:03-04:00">October 29, 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--5">Keywords</label> <input placeholder="Keywords" class="mb-3 form-textfield form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-combine" type="text" id="edit-combine--5" 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--5">Topics</label> <select class="mb-3 form-select form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-tags" multiple="multiple" name="tags[]" id="edit-tags--5" 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--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 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--5" 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--5"><button class="btn-dark with-icon btn button js-form-submit form-submit" data-twig-suggestion="search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-news-5" type="submit" id="edit-submit-news--5" 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 Political Activists Fired Up Ahead of Midterm Election</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-29T09:49:03-04:00">October 29, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>In the runup to this year’s crucial midterm elections, where the direction of our democracy will be decided, CWA political activists are firing on all pistons to turn out union voters and elect champions for working people.</p><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>On Tuesday, CWAers joined the CWA District 3 phonebank for former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, currently running for U.S. Senate. This included the newest crop of N.C. Political Activist Bootcamp participants, who collectively made over 10,000 phone calls. Approximately 78% of those contacted supported Cooper, with only 6% against.</p><p>During the course of the phonebank, an additional 62 members indicated they would like to volunteer and get plugged into upcoming electoral events.</p><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>Last week, members and retirees from CWA District 7 and beyond joined a phonebank for Arizona gubernatorial incumbent Katie Hobbs. Together, they made over 12,600 calls with respondents showing support for Hobbs at a ratio of ten to one. Pictured above, Hobbs addressed the volunteers, including CWA Legislative and Political Field Director Curtis Hierro, CWA District 7 Campaign Lead and 25-year broadband technician Fernando Roman, CWA District 7 Vice President Susie McAllister, and CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.</p><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>In CWA District 1 last week, members of the CWA Local 1033 Retired Members Council came together to complete postcards to potential union voters urging them to vote in favor of pro-worker candidates.</p><p>Thanks to all of you for your hard work. With the election only a few days away, CWA is in the fight and not backing down!</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA District 4 Hosts Its Annual Meeting</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:02:52 +0000</p> <span>CWA District 4 Hosts Its Annual Meeting</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T11:02:52-04:00">October 22, 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--6">Keywords</label> <input placeholder="Keywords" class="mb-3 form-textfield form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-combine" type="text" id="edit-combine--6" 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--6">Topics</label> <select class="mb-3 form-select form-control" data-drupal-selector="edit-tags" multiple="multiple" name="tags[]" id="edit-tags--6" size="9"><option value="31">AT&T</option><option value="34">AT&T 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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 District 4 Hosts Its Annual Meeting</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T11:02:52-04:00">October 22, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>CWA District 4 members, retirees, and staff met at the end of September in Detroit, Mich., for their district meeting, hosted by CWA District 4 Vice President Linda L. Hinton. Celebrating “The Power of Us!,” CWA Executive Board members in attendance included CWA Telecommunications and Technologies Vice President Lisa Bolton; CWA Public, Healthcare and Education Workers Vice President Margaret Cook; and CWA Central Region Executive Board Member Reginald Small. CWA Secretary-Treasurer Ameenah Salaam also attended the meeting. Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber provided a warm welcome to attendees.</p><p>CWA President Claude Cummings Jr., speaking on recent Department of Homeland Security attempts to intimidate CWA, said, “We have a proud tradition of standing up to bullies and bosses. We will not be intimidated, and we will not be silenced in our solidarity with our members, with our communities, and with our neighbors. Our union halls remain open. Our fight continues.</p><p>“Why? Because when we fight, we win!”</p><p>Conference attendees also heard, via video messages, from pro-worker U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and voting rights advocate and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson.</p><p>Members and retirees participated in unit bargaining meetings and interactive workshops on topics including “Confronting AI in Our Bargaining,” “Advocacy and Union Work,” and took part in the Legislative and Political Department’s Fighting Oligarchy training. Vice President Hinton also presented several awards to members for their outstanding commitment to our shared union values.</p><p>Said Vice President Hinton, “We hold the power, but we must be present…be at the table. We must reject the evil, divisiveness, cruelty, and greed!"</p><p class="text-align-center"> <br><em>CWA District 4 members, retirees, and staff met in Detroit, Mich., to share ideas and learn more about how the district is working to build collective power.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Strike Authorization Granted by CWA Activision Members</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:57:15 +0000</p> <span>Strike Authorization Granted by CWA Activision Members</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:57:15-04:00">October 22, 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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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>Strike Authorization Granted by CWA Activision Members</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:57:15-04:00">October 22, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>Last week, quality assurance (QA) testers at Activision Publishing—represented by CWA Locals 6215, 7250, and 9400—voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike following recent delays at the bargaining table. This vote gives CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. the authority to call for a strike if negotiations continue to stall. Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA (AQAU-CWA) and Activision have been negotiating a first contract for over two years.</p><p>On October 14, workers held an action outside the Activision Publishing building in Bloomington, Minn. The breakdown in negotiations caused by the company’s delays comes at a critical time in the production and release cycle of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, one of Activision’s most profitable franchises.</p><p>“Bargaining has been a long, exhausting process spanning over two years, with our committee making responsible moves while the company continues to stall on critical issues like wages, accommodations, and worker protections,” said AQAU-CWA bargaining committee member and QA Functional Tester Emily Danko. “Despite our efforts to bargain in good faith, meaningful progress has been difficult, leaving key issues unresolved. Our members remain united and continue to mobilize. We are exploring every option available to secure the fair contract we deserve.”</p><p>CWA represents nearly 2,500 workers at Activision-Blizzard. Based on the call of President Cummings, workers may be on strike as early as October 22.</p><p><a href="https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/activision-quality-assurance-workers-vote-authorize-strike" target="_blank">Click here to read the full AQAU-CWA press release</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWAers Fight Back With Powerful Pickets</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:25:01 +0000</p> <span>CWAers Fight Back With Powerful Pickets</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:25:01-04:00">October 22, 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 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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 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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>CWAers Fight Back With Powerful Pickets</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:25:01-04:00">October 22, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p><strong>AT&T Forged Fiber</strong></p><p>On October 20, Fiber Technicians and Facility Specialists at Forged Fiber, AT&T’s newest wholesale fiber joint venture, launched informational pickets across eight states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) to demand a fair contract.</p><p>At stake in negotiations is AT&T’s attempt to outsource critical infrastructure work to non-union contractors, despite directly employing over 1,100 highly-trained union technicians who transferred from Lumen Technologies when AT&T acquired its fiber business earlier this year. These pickets come just as AT&T is seeking regulatory approval to sell a 50% stake in Forged Fiber to BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.</p><p>This is AT&T’s second wholesale fiber joint venture. The first, Gigapower, launched as a partnership with BlackRock in May 2023. CWA has repeatedly raised concerns about Gigapower’s contractor-based business model and <a href="https://cwa-union.org/gigapowers-flimsy-phase-one" target="_blank">released a report in July</a> that found Gigapower’s first phase has been plagued with deployment delays, missed buildout targets, and costly litigation with former contractor partners.</p><p>“AT&T has achieved success as a union company, with experienced and highly skilled union labor,” said CWA District 7 Vice President Susie McAllister. “But instead of building on a successful union model, AT&T seems determined to replicate its race-to-the-bottom strategy that already failed at Gigapower. Our members at Forged Fiber are demanding that AT&T bargain in good faith and not put our communities and customers at risk by using substandard contracted services.”</p><p>~~~</p><p><strong>Seattle Times</strong></p><p>In September, approximately 60 CWA members at the Seattle Times—represented by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild (TNG-CWA Local 37082)—engaged in their first informational picket in over 20 years in response to months of delays at the bargaining table.</p><p>After more than six months of negotiating, members and management are no closer to agreement on wage increases. Members filed an unfair labor practice charge in June after Seattle Times management refused to bring a wage proposal to the table. When their offer finally came, it fell far short of expectations and the needs of members. Wage concerns are being driven by cost of living increases and prolonged inflation.</p><p>Another major concern is the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI). Despite members bringing these concerns to the table, management has refused to implement guardrails to protect workers and the readership from abuses of AI.</p><p>~~~</p><p><strong>Horizon Air</strong></p><p class="text-align-center"></p><p>AFA-CWA Flight Attendants with Horizon Air, along with allies, were out in force last week, picketing for a living-wage contract at six airports across the western United States, including Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport <em>(pictured above)</em>. Horizon Air Flight Attendants play a critical role in Alaska-Hawaiian’s network, yet management is two and a half years past due on delivering a fair contract.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Deh-6ZaPgAT/" target="_blank">Click here to watch a recap of the Horizon Air pickets</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>Delaware Governor Signs Two CWA-Backed Bills</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:19:55 +0000</p> <span>Delaware Governor Signs Two CWA-Backed Bills</span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:19:55-04:00">October 22, 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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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>Delaware Governor Signs Two CWA-Backed Bills</span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:19:55-04:00">October 22, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>On September 30, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed two significant pro-labor bills into law. These wins come after intense relationship-building with key members of the Delaware House and Senate, including multiple informational sessions to keep elected officials informed of CWA’s legislative priorities. CWA Local 13101 President Mike Watson played a decisive role in ushering these bills into law.</p><p>Under previous Delaware law, striking workers were only eligible for unemployment benefits if they were experiencing a lockout. <a href="https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141739" target="_blank">The new law updates the requirement</a> to include labor disputes outside of lockouts, making it possible for striking workers to qualify for benefits. This could alleviate some of the financial burden associated with strike actions. Workers will also be <a href="https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141961" target="_blank">free to decline meetings</a> of a religious, political, or anti-union nature, and employers are barred from any disciplinary action resulting from workers’ absences.</p><p>Congratulations to President Watson and all of the CWA legislative and political activists making Delaware a better place for organized labor!</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article> <h1>CWA Hosts Copper Retirement Webinar</h1> <p>Sarah Splitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:10:15 +0000</p> <span>CWA Hosts Copper Retirement Webinar </span> <span><span>Sarah Splitt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:10:15-04:00">October 22, 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 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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 Hosts Copper Retirement Webinar </span> </h1> </div> <div class="mb-4 block position-relative"> <span><time datetime="2026-10-22T10:10:15-04:00">October 22, 2026</time> </span> </div> <div class="block position-relative"> <div><p>Last week, CWA hosted a webinar on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) harmful deregulation of telecom networks. Members of CWA’s Broadband Brigade joined experts to discuss how the FCC under President Trump is accelerating the retirement of traditional copper wire service without proper oversight, which puts union jobs and public safety at risk.</p><p>“You cannot separate the contracts we negotiate, the safety on our worksites, or the future of our work from who sits in the White House, who sits in the governor's mansion, and who holds the gavel in Congress to conduct oversight,” said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. during the webinar. “When anti-union politicians take these offices, they appoint Wall Street loyalists who dismantle our protections and rubber-stamp the destruction of union work.”</p><p>You can contribute to CWA's efforts to document the harms of unaccountable copper retirement. CWA is collecting stories from residents and workers about how the copper retirement process is playing out in the real world and the challenges with getting an adequate, affordable replacement service. Submit your stories at <a href="https://action.cwa.org/forms/help-cwa-document-the-trump-fccs-harmful-copper-retirement-order/" target="_blank">CWA.org/CopperStories</a>.</p><p>A recording of the webinar <a href="https://vimeo.com/1236266017/c379884a66?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci" target="_blank">is available to view</a>, as is a <a href="https://cwa-union.org/sites/default/files/2026-10/copper-retirement-fact-sheet-public.pdf" target="_blank">fact sheet on copper retirement</a> to further educate and inform community members and local officials on this important issue.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> </main></body></html>