D1 Newsletter

Legislative Updates

We got the 2022 Legislative year started in New York with a massive Legislative Training on February 22nd over Zoom to learn about what we’ve got on the table this year to win for workers and what the calendar looks like throughout New York, New Jersey, and New England.

New Jersey CWAers Show Up to Support Starbucks Workers

Last week CWAers in New Jersey participated in a sit-in to support Starbucks workers who are organizing for a union - and currently fighting off tough anti-union tactics from the company.

New Jersey CWAers Show Up to Support Starbucks Workers

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Picture of solidarity notes at Starbucks location in New Jersey
Last week CWAers in New Jersey participated in a sit-in to support Starbucks workers who are organizing for a union - and currently fighting off tough anti-union tactics from the company.

Local 1101 Retirees Mobilize for IUE-CWA Members

Our IUE-CWA sisters & brothers - and the US overall - have seen hundreds of thousands of GE jobs wiped out since 1989, many in recent years by financial predators & hedge funds.

Big Win for Frontier Communications Workers!

On January 17th CWA members came to a tentative agreement on a new contract with Frontier Communications!

Newly Unveiled: Healthcare Worker Covid Heroes Project

On February 1st we unveiled a new project put together in collaboration with Buffalo-based artists Brendan Bannon and Ariel Aberg-Riger highlighting the heroic efforts by our healthcare workers.

Local 1088 Ramps Up Mobilization to Demand Hazard Pay

Addressing serious concerns about workplace safety as COVID-19 infections continue sweeping through New Jersey, as well as discipline of workers on the rise, CWA Local 1088 members have stepped up to put their mobilization and solidarity on display.

Local 1088 Ramps Up Mobilization to Demand Hazard Pay

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Collage of pictures of CWA Local 1088 members mobilizing
Addressing serious concerns about workplace safety as COVID-19 infections continue sweeping through New Jersey, as well as discipline of workers on the rise, CWA Local 1088 members have stepped up to put their mobilization and solidarity on display.

Op-Ed: Ny State Needs An Emergency Mobilization To Rescue Health Care

Excerpt reprinted from the Buffalo News, by CWA Local 1168 President Cori Gambini and CWA District 1 Area Director Deb Hayes; click here to read the full piece.

Local 1101-1105 Retirees Mark 10 Years Of Revived, Active RMC Chapter

On January 19 the CWA 1101-1105 Retired Members Council kicked off their tenth year as a revived retiree chapter!

Lawyer Marvin Anderman, longtime friend of CWA, spoke to retirees about life insurance and beneficiary tips as well as insurance and savings, followed by a presentation by Terry Daly, former Local 1101 Treasurer, on LUSP (Local Union Supplemental Pension and Severance Fund Trust).

Click here to check out some throwback photos from the first years of the revived chapter!