The Communique is the CWA Local 1180 quarterly newspaper. And in the latest issue, the story of the SLU transition from the Murphy Institute to the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies was featured over three pages. Written by Marci Rosenblum, the pieces starts with the school's origin days, when it was all just … Continue Reading ››
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AT&T Workers Prepare to Strike
If they haven't won a contract by 3pm today, 40,000 AT&TÂ workers will go on strike. Coming on the heels of last year's Verizon strike, this marks another potentially historic action for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) -- and the workers have much cause for grievance. From David Bacon at In … Continue Reading ››
Reflections from the Verizon Strike
After 45 days on strike, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers have agreed to head back to work. Having reached a tentative agreement with the communications giant, the workers state that they have achieved their goals: raising working families' standard of living, creating over 1,300 new union jobs and achieving a first contract … Continue Reading ››
Unions, Workers, and the Democratic Party
Paid Organizer Training/Internship Program with CWA
CWA seeks candidates committed to social and economic justice for a part-time, entry level, paid internship and organizing training program. Through a paid entry-level internship program, we will provide training and education on organizing within key sectors of the largely non-unionized workforce. Participants will learn the fundamentals of a labor organizing campaign as well as basic … Continue Reading ››
