If you are called into a meeting by any company manager or corporate security, please tell them...
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union Representative, Officer, or Steward be present at the meeting.
Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.
In 1963, more than 200,000 Americans rallied at the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights, led by Rev. Martin Luther King and other leaders. On Oct. 2, our coalition will again make history.
With just five weeks until more than a quarter of a million One Nation marchers gather at the Lincoln Memorial, now’s the time to sign up for a CWA bus ride to make your voice heard.
In a new video, CWA President Larry Cohen is asking CWAers, their families and friends to take part in the historic Oct. 2 march and rally at the Lincoln Memorial. “We believe that across this country working families want change, that working families have had enough with ‘Go Slow,’” he said. Watch the video here.
Call the Local (212-633-2666) to reserve a seat on the bus.
More than 200 organizations have signed on to the event, united around quality jobs, bargaining rights, retirement security and a government that works for all of us.
In its official call for participants, the One Nation coalition says, “We are determined to build a more united America – with jobs, justice and education for all…We are students and newly-returned veterans persevering in the face of mounting debt, determined not to be the first generation to end up worse off than our parents. We are baby boomers and seniors…We are conservatives and moderates, progressives and liberals, non-believers and people of deep faith, united by escalating assaults on our reason, our environment and our rights. We are workers of every age, faith, race, sex, nationality, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation and ability who have suffered discrimination but never stopped loving our neighbors, or our nation.”
Tom Munnelly, Assistant to the President of Communication Workers of America Local 1101 in N.Y., is either one heck of a lucky black bear hunter or a darn good one. I suspect he’s both. During his last five black bear hunts in Wyoming, he scored five times, and four of his bears made the record [...]
Members of Local 1298 in Connecticut rallied, marched and stayed strong during 18 months of AT&T bargaining that finally led to a tentative contract this week.
CWA members’ solidarity during 18 long months of bargaining paid off Wednesday night in Connecticut when Local 1298 reached a tentative agreement with AT&T that includes job [...]
Over the last three months, another 1,061 CWAers have signed up for COPE, or increased their contributions by at least $1 a week.
CWA’s political team has been working hard, providing information to members about COPE, their members of Congress and why it’s so important for CWAers to participate in the political and legislative process.
During our 2008 contract bargaining, the Union negotiated annual raises for the duration of the three-year collective bargaining agreement of 3% in 2008, 3.5% in 2009, and 3.75% in 2010 with an opportunity for an additional Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
Verizon notified the System Council that because the difference in the National Consumer Price Index [...]
CWA convention delegates pledged to join the growing “One Nation” movement and said they will do everything possible to make the October 2 march on Washington and other events a huge success.
One Nation, first proposed by the NAACP, has grown to include more than 170 labor, civil rights, environmental and progressive groups. “People of progressive [...]
We’re unearthing frightful fun for the entire family during the most popular festival of the year at Six Flags Great Adventure! Join us for Thrills by Day and Chills by Night! Before 6 p.m. enjoy Halloween-themed shows for kids, but after 6 p.m. when the sun begins to set, the ghouls [...]
