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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

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.