Both Democrats and Republicans agree that our immigration system is broken and needs reform. Our immigration laws allow unscrupulous employers and recruitment agencies to exploit workers who lack legal status. That hurts all workers.

On Wednesday, April 10th, tens of thousands of union members, immigrants, supporters, faith leaders and community advocates will [...]

We have some extremely good news to share with you all. Thanks to massive support from our allies who attended rallies, emailed Cablevision, made phone calls, and posted on social media, we are pleased to report that as of yesterday afternoon Cablevision has re-hired all but one of the illegally locked out technicians in Brooklyn. [...]

Verizon is hiring 183 temporary Escorts in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. The jobs are posted externally (information below). The Company is going to hire temporary escorts to free up more technicians to do field tech [...]

They got fired just for speaking their mind about their working conditions. That’s not just wrong, it’s illegal.

A year ago, Cablevision workers in Brooklyn voted to form a union, so they could have a voice on the job. But a year has come and gone, and Cablevision management hasn’t negotiated in good faith for a [...]

Verizon has declared another surplus. The numbers in red are in FAA1, that is the FAA for CWA local [...]

Stewards’ Meeting
Thursday, February 21 @ 5:30 PM
Location: FIT, 27th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue.

General Membership Meeting
Thursday, February 28 @ 5:30 PM
Location: High School of Fashion Industries
225 W.24th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue.

This notice applies only to Medicare-eligible Verizon retirees:

Recently, Verizon sent a letter to retirees detailing some changes to the Verizon-sponsored Prescription Drug Program, Express Scripts, for the 2013 plan year.

We would like to draw your attention to one major change you should consider when making your benefits elections. Starting in 2013, if you decide to [...]

Click on the letter to view the PDF.

Download Letter, Job Title, CWA local and the number of Employees here.