Town Hall with 9to5 Leader Ellen Cassedy

Town Hall with 9to5 Leader Ellen Cassedy

28 Feb, 2023

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Town Hall with 9to5 Leader Ellen Cassedy

The CWA Human Rights Department is pleased to announce that it will be presenting a very special event this Women’s History Month. On Tuesday, March 21, at 7pm EST, the department will host a virtual town hall with Ellen Cassedy, a labor leader of the renowned 9to5 Movement.

Town Hall with 9to5 Leader Ellen Cassedy

CWA President Chris Shelton Announces Retirement

CWA President Chris Shelton Announces Retirement

24 Feb, 2023

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CWA President Chris Shelton Announces Retirement

CWA President Chris Shelton, who has spent over 50 years fighting for the rights and dignity of working people, announced last week that he will not seek re-election at the CWA Convention in July. In a letter to local officers, he wrote that it was a “tough decision” prompted by family health concerns.

CWA President Chris Shelton Announces Retirement

Expanding Broadband in New York - Big Win!

Expanding Broadband in New York - Big Win!

15 Feb, 2023

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Expanding Broadband in New York - Big Win!

In 2022, our Legislative & Political Action Team members helped win prevailing wage and strong labor standards for broadband work in the New York State Budget, to make sure that as broadband is expanded in NYS, the work is done by skilled union labor

Expanding Broadband in New York - Big Win!

New Issue of the NY Generator

New Issue of the NY Generator

08 Feb, 2023

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New Issue of the NY Generator

Check out the new edition of CWA Local 1101's newsletter, the NY Generator. Contract ratifications, bargaining updates, trainings, new members, Local-wide activities - it's all here.

New Issue of the NY Generator

Celebrating MLK Day and Honoring Dr King's Legacy

Celebrating MLK Day and Honoring Dr King's Legacy

13 Jan, 2023

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Celebrating MLK Day and Honoring Dr King's Legacy

"The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and above all new wage levels that meant not mere survival, but a tolerable life. The captains of industry did not lead this transformation; they resisted it until they were overcome.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrating MLK Day and Honoring Dr King's Legacy

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements, Strike Ends

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements, Strike Ends

13 Jan, 2023

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Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements, Strike Ends

Congratulations to NYSNA nurses at Montefiore and Mt Sinai Hospitals who showed tremendous courage and tenacity in their strike these past three days. They stood up for their patients and communities as well as themselves, and refused to back down despite tremendous pressure. It was inspiring to see. Strikes work!

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements, Strike Ends