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CWA MEMBERS IN NEW JERSEY TURN OUT TO HELP RE-ELECT MAYOR RAS BARAKA

Team CWA was out in force this weekend in Newark to knock on doors and talk to voters about re-electing Mayor Ras Baraka!

Starbucks Workers Unionize Throughout The Country; Hopewell, Nj Is Latest Store To Vote For A Union

Starbucks workers throughout the country have been absolutely on fire over the past several months, voting to unionize in droves, kicked off by a massive win at several stores in Buffalo, NY

Bargaining Update: Local 1080, Union County Division of Social Services

CWA Local 1080 workers at the Union County Division of Social Services in New Jersey have been fighting for a fair contract and demanding fair raises, to reduce the high cost of health

CWAers Stand Up to AT&T and Let Customers Know Which Stores are Naughty and Nice

On December 11th, CWA District 1 members joined CWAers throughout the country visiting dozens of AT&T third party dealer stores for a National Day of Action Against AT&T’s Outsourcing and Job Cuts. AT&T has closed hundreds of union-staffed retail stores and replaced many of them with non-union “authorized retailers,” so at the CWA National Convention in October, Delegates called for a day of action to take a stand against this outsourcing and union busting.

Spreading Good Cheer for the Holidays

​Local 1298 members from the Waterbury & Winsted, CT garages collected over $1,300 for Toys for Tots

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Victory! CWA Members at Catholic Health in Buffalo, NY Win 40-Day Strike for Patient Care

After a year of difficult negotiations and over a month on the picket lines, healthcare workers - including nurses, aides, technicians, dietary, and environmental workers - at Catholic Health’s Mercy, St. Joseph’s, and Kenmore Mercy Hospitals voted overwhelmingly to ratify their new contract, with 94% Yes votes.

Frontier Communications Workers Fight for a Fair Contract in New York and Connecticut

On November 11th Frontier Communications workers in Connecticut - members of CWA Local 1298 - held an informational picket to call on Frontier to negotiate a new contract that includes job security, fair benefits, and access to the jobs of the future expanding Frontier’s network.

District 1 Members Honored for Outstanding Work & Solidarity

The 2021 CWA Awards Ceremony was held virtually on November 4th to honor locals and activists throughout the country for their extraordinary work organizing, mobilizing, engaging in political action, and more.

CWAers Win Big in New Jersey and New York in Nov. Elections + CWAers Elected to Office

Several states and municipalities held critical elections on November 2nd, with big wins for workers in seats that CWA members worked hard to campaign for including Phil Murphy for New Jersey Governor and Eric Adams for New York City Mayor.

2,000 CWA Members on STRIKE at Catholic Health Mercy Hospital in Buffalo

Dozens of healthcare workers - including nurses, techs, transport, environmental, and dietary workers - walked out of Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY at 6am on October 1st, and were greeted by thousands of their coworkers, community members, faith leaders, and elected officials. Mercy Hospital workers - roughly 2,000 members of CWA Local 1133 - are now in the 6th day of their strike, the first in healthcare in District 1 since 1987.

The NY HERO Act is Finally in Full Effect!

On September 5th - Labor Day - New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul designated the COVID-19 pandemic a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk to the public health under New York State's HERO Act, which requires all employers to implement workplace safety plans in the event of an airborne infectious disease, helping to prevent workplace infections.