By Admin, on August 29th, 2010
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.
Local 3406′s mobilization invited CWAers to cool off and learn about COPE.
Eileen Winfrey, from CWA Local 3406 in Lafayette, La., encouraged CWAers to "Cool off with CWA and Cope" at a worksite mobilization. She handed out contact info for members of Congress and answered lots of questions. "This mobilization successfully planted the seed that will lead members to become active in this election, as well as COPE," she said.
Download the latest COPE flyer here.
COPE contributions are the way CWA members show their support for elected officials and candidates that stand up for us. These voluntary contributions help keep our union and our union movement strong.
Every District and Sector that meets the minimum quota in giving will hold a drawing among those CWA members who have signed up or increased their COPE contributions, with a combined drawing for those that don’t reach the minimum. CWA will award up to eight top prizes of a trip for two to Las Vegas, including airfare and two nights’ hotel accommodation.
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By Admin, on August 29th, 2010
Virginia AFL-CIO President Doris Crouse-Mays with CWA Pres. Larry Cohen.
The 200 delegates to the Virginia AFL-CIO Convention elected the state fed’s first woman president, and she’s a CWAer. Doris Crouse-Mays had been a CWA organizer with District 2 until her election as secretary-treasurer of the Virginia AFL-CIO in 2006.
Among resolutions adopted was a call to accelerate the build out of high speed broadband networks, submitted by the CWA Virginia State Council.
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By Admin, on August 29th, 2010
New York’s Albany Times Union broke the law by dismissing 11 workers last year when the newspaper was supposed to be negotiating lay-off criteria with TNG-CWA, an administrative law judge ruled. His decision also finds the company guilty of unlawfully declaring impasse in contract talks.
Judge Mark Carissimi ordered the company to reinstate the workers within 14 days and make them financially whole. The publisher has said he will appeal to the full NLRB, putting workers’ return on hold.
"We won the case and they have an uphill battle now, because the judge’s decision is very solidly in our favor," TNG-CWA Local 31034 President Tim O’Brien said.
Carissimi rejected the Times Union’s claim that the TNG-CWA local wasn’t willing to negotiate layoffs, noting that the union made a proposal the day before impasse was declared that even the company had described as "movement."
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By Admin, on June 25th, 2010
Dear CWA Local Officers and OSH Activists:
In your work with telecommunications technicians and other members who perform work outdoors and/or in industrial settings, please encourage Local stewards, occupational safety and health activists, and other members to access and read the CWA heat stress fact sheet as well as go to and complete the on-line heat stress survey. Data gathered from the survey will be analyzed and translated into a report for use in CWA’s collective bargaining, safety and health, education, and mobilizing activities.
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By Admin, on June 18th, 2010
A 3rd quarter surplus announcement has been made by AT$T.
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