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Biden Administration Honors Unions at the White House

On Wednesday, President Biden held an event at the White House to honor labor unions as part of the Administration's Labor Day celebration.

"Voices from 9/11": Video Memorial Project Marks 20th Anniversary of 9/11

This September 11th marks the 20 year anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

District One Wins COPE Awards, AGAIN!

District 1 swept the COPE Awards at Convention this year. Click to see how we did. Also, join COPE now and be entered to win a trip to Las Vegas!

Ending the Dysfunction of the US Senate

A minority of US Senators are using procedural tactics to stop progress that is overwhelmingly supported by the American people and desperately needed to get America back to work.

CWA Bargains New Agreement on Verizon Surplus

View the details of the agreement reached between CWA, IBEW and Verizon Management earlier this year

House Votes to Ban Verizon Tax Loophole

Thanks to CWA's successful Verizon Strategic Industry Fund campaign, the House of Representatives voted to close the Reverse Morris Trust tax loophole that has allowed Verizon and other companies to spin off parts of their operations tax-free.

Positive Changes in New Health Care Law

The changes to health care passed by Congress will have positive effects on all Americans. Read on to find out how you will benefit from the new law.

Unions Push Back on Health Care Excise Tax

CWA leadership, locals and our members have led the opposition to the excise tax. From the start, CWA leaders made it clear that a tax on workers' health care was the wrong way to finance health care reform. We fought against this plan in the Senate and supported our friends in the House of Representatives who outlined better ways to finance health care reform. We supported Connecticut House Representative Joe Courtney in obtaining 190 signatures on a letter opposing the excise tax.

CWA Releases Summary of Studies Challenging Health Tax

CWA released yesterday summaries of 18 studies, reports and analyses challenging the tax on high-cost health plans included in the Senate's health reform bill. The reports come from medical journals, from benefits consultants who work for employers, and from health policy think tanks.