American Airlines Agents Press NMB to Move Forward on Union Election

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American Airlines is still refusing to hand over mailing labels to the National Mediation Board so that passenger service agents can vote on union representation. So workers took matters into their own hands.

Activists Protest Secret Trade Deal

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Nearly 400 protesters marched to the doorstep of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators this weekend, demanding transparency and accountability in the secretive international trade talks.

CWA State Workers Strike Tentative Deal with Gov. Christie

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In a fight with the most anti-union governor in their history of their contract, CWA New Jersey state workers successfully preserved the integrity and enforceability of decades of collective bargaining.

Nine New York Mayors Oppose Verizon’s Big Cable Deal

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The secretive, anti-competitive deal between Verizon Wireless and the nation's four leading cable companies will hurt economic development, diminish job creation, lead to higher prices with fewer options, and grow the digital divide, nine upstate New York mayors said Wednesday.

CWA-TU Begins Bargaining

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Bargaining continued for a first contract for 15 CWA-TU technicians at T-Mobile USA in Connecticut.

CWA Locals Support the Fight Against Pediatric AIDS

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CWA locals contributed more than $253,000 to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in 2011, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Annie Hill reported. The PAF has been CWA's Charity of Choice for more than 20 years, and since that time, CWA locals have contributed nearly $7 million.

Federal Judge Overturns NLRB Rules to Ensure More Timely Elections

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A federal judge threw out even the modest changes that the National Labor Relations Board approved last year to ensure that workers have fair and timely elections.

CWA Activists Stand Strong at AT&T

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Mobilization is the word across CWA districts, where AT&T members are holding informational pickets, leafleting, wearing red and black, and standing up in solidarity to let management know we're serious about reaching a fair contract.

CWA and NAACP Fight Voter Suppression

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District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings and NAACP Texas President Gary Bledsoe are urging Texans to speak out about attacks on voting rights at the polls.

CWA Candidate Beat Incumbent Mayor

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In a big victory for working families, CWA-supported candidate Dwayne Warren unseated incumbent Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., in Orange, N.J.
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