In Tuesday, May 4th, the New York State Assembly and Senate voted to pass two bills that will establish a process for setting and enforcing safe staffing minimum standards at hospitals and nursing homes.
We have a chance right now to pass legislation that will dramatically improve union rights for workers throughout the country and lift up working families.
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (or PRO Act) would make it easier to join unions, protect strikes and other protest activity, deal a blow to anti-union “right-to-work” laws, and a lot more. It's been passed by the House of Representatives, but we need to go all out right now to get it done in the Senate.
This year, NYC voters will be going to the polls with a brand new (and exciting) voting system: Ranked Choice Voting. This year, instead of picking just one candidate on your ballot, we'll have the option to rank candidates in order of preference - this will make our elections more fair and democratic, and save the city money.
How does it work? How does it make our elections more fair? Join us for an online info session this evening to find out!
This month CWA recently launched initiatives in state legislatures across the country aimed at greater public oversight of broadband providers, and kicked things off with a huge online event featuring CWA leaders and lawmakers from around the country.
CWA Local 1102 on Staten Island, NY joined dozens of Staten Island community groups to celebrate Earth Day with a march to highlight the Graniteville Wetlands.
The deadline to apply for a Joe Beirne Foundation scholarship is coming up this Friday, April 30th, 11:59pm ET.
The CWA Joe Beirne Foundation will award 16 partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren are eligible for the scholarships, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members.
Today's verdict finding Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd is a step toward justice for Floyd, his family members, and all those who have been affected by his brutal murder. But it is not enough.
In order to ease the financial stress and burden caused for families who have lost loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Rescue Plan Act contains funds for COVID-19 related funeral expenses.
