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New Yorkers: Please Complete This Survey to Help Expand Broadband Access Throughout New York State

From telecom workers to City workers to healthcare, CWA members have known for a long time: access to quality, high-speed, affordable internet is not just a right, but a vital necessity.

Big Legislative Win by CWAers in New Jersey

For the last several weeks, CWA members in New Jersey have been going all out to fight for the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act to strengthen workers' bargaining rights.

CWA, NYSNA, PEF Applaud NY Gov. Hochul for Pledge to Invest in Healthcare Workers

As part of her first State of the State Address, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul laid out a plan on January 5th to invest $10 billion in healthcare, including $4 billion in wages and bonuses

Bargaining Update - Frontier Communications

After voting to authorize a strike if necessary late last year and working without contracts, CWA members at Frontier Communications have ramped up their mobilization efforts to fight for new agreements by January 15th or Frontier will face a strike.

Local 1104-GSEU Members Win In Fight to End Grad Worker Fees

On January 3rd SUNY-Binghamton announced that as of Spring 2022, all full-time, fully tuition-supported PhD student workers at SUNY-Binghamton will no longer be required to pay broad-based fees.

CWAers Close Out 2021 With Big Legislative Victory in NY

CWA Legislative and Political Action Team members held over 160 meetings throughout the New York legislative session in 2021, devoting many long hours to meeting with elected officials to dis

District 1 Locals Mark One Year Since January 6th With Events in New Jersey and New York

CWA National President Chris Shelton released the following statement on January 6th, 2022:

Organizing Update - Google/BDS Connected Solutions

On January 4th, a supermajority of customer service workers at BDS Connected Solutions signed union cards to join the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA Local 1400) and filed with the National Labor Relations Board for a representation election. Most of the workers are already dues-paying members of AWU-CWA.

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