Dear members, It is with a heavy heart that I write to you to commemorate two CWA Local 1101 members who we lost to COVID-19 this week. Sonny Aravena was a splicer out of Exterior Street, and Richard Stewart-Johnson was a Parking Production Assistant.
Update: Richard Stewart-Johnson's Service will be Tuesday, April 7 at 11am and can be viewed online here. The service will begin promptly at 11am and will be as an hour long service.
There are expanded unemployment benefits available to workers who are out of work due to COVID-19. On March 27th, Congress passed the CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package, the third in a series of legislative packages responding to the COVID-19 crisis. This
Rolando "Sonny" Aravena passed away on Sunday, March 29th due to COVID-19. It was the day of his twin daughters' 10th birthday. Sonny left behind his wife Melody Aravena and their five children – Amberly, Jayden, Ethan, Ameera and Olivia.
