http://ee.cwa-union.org The latest CWA Union News. {weblog_language} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_workers_blast_companys_corporate_greed_in_new_tv_ad/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_workers_blast_companys_corporate_greed_in_new_tv_ad/ Frustrated with the unproductive pace of negotiations towards a new contract for 39,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia, the Communications Workers of America has launched a regional TV and digital ad buy calling the nation's 16th largest company "the poster child for corporate greed." 2016-03-11T21:00:30+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_10_2016/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_10_2016/ NJ State Workers Vote Dues Increase to Fund Campaign for Secure Pensions; Bargaining Update; Sanders Wins Michigan Primary; Democracy Update; and more. 2016-03-11T14:27:16+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nj_state_workers_vote_dues_increase_to_fund_campaign_for_secure_pensions/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nj_state_workers_vote_dues_increase_to_fund_campaign_for_secure_pensions/ CWA state workers in the executive branch in New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to finance a constitutional amendment campaign to secure public workers' pensions and hold elected officials accountable. Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2016-03-10T16:22:40+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20160310/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20160310/ Solidarity in Halifax, Strike Enters Seventh Week; Workers Gain Tentative Agreement at Comcast; District 6 Mobility Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement Bargaining/Companies, AT&T Mobility: Unity@Mobility, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity 2016-03-10T16:19:24+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/sanders_win_michigan_primary/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/sanders_win_michigan_primary/ Strong and consistent opposition to free trade deals that offshore workers' jobs and destroy their communities was how Senator Bernie Sanders overcame misleading polls to win the Michigan Democratic primary on March 8. Democracy, Building a Movement, Legislation and Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement 2016-03-10T16:18:08+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/democracy_update_20160310/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/democracy_update_20160310/ More information on the events of the Democracy Awakening, being held in Washington, D.C. April 16-18. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Senate Rules Reform, Voting Rights, Human Rights, Building a Movement, Legislation and Politics 2016-03-10T16:15:44+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/senators_join_house_members_in_introducing_bill_to_stop_human_trafficking/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/senators_join_house_members_in_introducing_bill_to_stop_human_trafficking/ An intense campaign by AFA-CWA has resulted in the Senate introduction of the Stop Trafficking On Planes (STOP) Act, to fight human trafficking with proper training for aviation workers. Human Rights, International Solidarity 2016-03-10T16:13:25+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp_update_20160310/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp_update_20160310/ Connecting the Dots Between Voters and Unfair Trade; EPI Study: TPP Will Make Current Trade Deficit Worse Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Legislation and Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement 2016-03-10T16:11:07+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_applauds_fcc_action_to_modernize_lifeline_for_broadband1/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_applauds_fcc_action_to_modernize_lifeline_for_broadband1/ CWA commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for taking the next step in modernizing the Lifeline program to include broadband. 2016-03-10T16:07:41+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mark_your_calendar_april_28_is_workers_memorial_day/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mark_your_calendar_april_28_is_workers_memorial_day/ On Workers' Memorial Day, union members and allies remember those who have been killed, injured and sickened on the job, and focus on what needs to be done to make our jobs safer. Health and Safety 2016-03-10T16:05:23+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/t-mobile_workers_celebrate_international_womens_day/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/t-mobile_workers_celebrate_international_womens_day/ German workers at T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom, members of ver.di, joined their U.S. colleagues in marking International Women's Day on March 8 and standing up for workers' rights. International Solidarity, Women 2016-03-10T15:54:08+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_applauds_fcc_action_to_modernize_lifeline_for_broadband/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_applauds_fcc_action_to_modernize_lifeline_for_broadband/ CWA applauds the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for taking the next step in modernizing the Lifeline program to include broadband. 2016-03-08T18:47:23+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_stands_in_solidarity_with_former_brazilian_president_lula/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_stands_in_solidarity_with_former_brazilian_president_lula/ As Brazil's democracy comes under increased attack by conservative sectors, CWA expresses its solidarity with Brazilian workers and their organizations. International Solidarity 2016-03-07T20:10:26+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_3_2016/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_3_2016/ 'We'll Fight for the Grassroots Revolution Our Country Needs'; Bargaining Update; N.J. Shop Stewards Gear Up for Pension Amendment Campaign; and more. 2016-03-03T21:44:49+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/well_fight_for_the_grassroots_revolution_our_country_needs/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/well_fight_for_the_grassroots_revolution_our_country_needs/ CWA President Chris Shelton issued this statement on the results of the Super Tuesday primaries. Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Voting Rights 2016-03-03T20:03:07+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20160303/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20160303/ Bargaining update for D6 AT&T Mobility workers, AT&T West, United Flight Attendants, Verizon members and Avaya workers. Bargaining/Companies, AT&T Mobility: Unity@Mobility, AT&T, Unity@Verizon 2016-03-03T20:01:53+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nj_shop_stewards_gear_up_for_pension_amendment_campaign/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nj_shop_stewards_gear_up_for_pension_amendment_campaign/ More than 500 CWA N.J. shop stewards and activists met for a day of mobilization training on the campaign to win a ballot question for a constitutional amendment to require the State of New Jersey to make full payments into the pension system. Retirement Security 2016-03-03T19:58:14+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/flight_attendants_fight_for_10/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/flight_attendants_fight_for_10/ Flight Attendants in uniform will "Rally for Rest" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 16. Legislation and Politics, Health and Safety 2016-03-03T18:45:52+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/democracy_update_20160303/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/democracy_update_20160303/ Thousands of people from at least 180 organizations, including CWA, will mobilize in Washington, DC, this spring for Democracy Awakening, demanding a democracy where every vote is heard and counted and all Americans have an equal voice. Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Voting Rights 2016-03-03T18:39:12+00:00 {category_name} http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/observing_black_history_month_2016/ http://ee.cwa-union.org/news/entry/observing_black_history_month_2016/ CWA President Chris Shelton's remarks. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Voting Rights, Civil Rights and Equity 2016-03-03T18:36:03+00:00 {category_name}