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Verizon Contract Extension Ratified by Majority of District 1 Members

After coming to a tentative agreement with the company in early March during a third round of early bargaining, the majority of members in CWA District 1 voted over the past several weeks to ratify contract extensions at Verizon, Verizon Wireless Retail, and Verizon Wireless Tech.

Verizon Contract Extension Ratified by Majority of District 1 Members

Rising healthcare costs
CWAers Throughout District 1 Dig Into What’s Behind the Rising Costs of Healthcare
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CWAers Throughout District 1 Dig Into What’s Behind the Rising Costs of Healthcare

The fight to strengthen our healthcare system spans across every single industry and every part of CWA — what we see every day at the bedside with services being cut or threatened with closure and workers pushed to the brink, other CWA members in telecommunications, public service

CWAers Throughout District 1 Dig Into What’s Behind the Rising Costs of Healthcare

CWA Local 1168 fighting against Kaleida service closures
Healthcare Workers Fight Back Against Service Closures and Land Huge Victory
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Healthcare Workers Fight Back Against Service Closures and Land Huge Victory

In the wake of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that will slash federal funding for healthcare services, many healthcare facilities throughout the country are cutting services and staff, and even closing facilities — deepening the staffing crisis that we’ve already been

Healthcare Workers Fight Back Against Service Closures and Land Huge Victory

CWA Local 1033
Solidarity = Power: CWA Local 1033 Ramps Up Efforts to Strengthen Member Power
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Solidarity = Power: CWA Local 1033 Ramps Up Efforts to Strengthen Member Power

Recognizing that the first orientation with new hires on the job is one of the most critical times to welcome them into the union and give them the tools to get involved and help us grow, Local 1033 New Hire Orientation (NHO) Ambassadors are stepping up to strengthen their own ski

Solidarity = Power: CWA Local 1033 Ramps Up Efforts to Strengthen Member Power

Western NY press conference on hospital funding, tax fairness
Keeping Up the Fight to Close to Close Healthcare Funding Gaps
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Keeping Up the Fight to Close to Close Healthcare Funding Gaps

On March 6th, CWA Locals 1122, 1133, and 1168 joined a huge coalition of unions and community groups in Western New York to hold a press conference calling on the State Legislature to include money in the NYS budget to address funding cuts impacting our communities.

Keeping Up the Fight to Close to Close Healthcare Funding Gaps