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/NewsLIBN: CWA strike against Verizon is about more than money
This week the Communications Workers of America went on strike against Verizon. Every three years, management at the telecom giant forces their wireline call center and copper and fiber optic workforce to the brink of a work stoppage. If you know anyone who works at Verizon, I bet they are unhappy...
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/NewsStand up to Verizon
There are many ways you can show your solidarity with our Union Brothers and Sisters at CWA and IBEW by helping them in their fight against Verizon. SIGN THE PETITION FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU
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/NewsVerizon March and Rally NYC
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/NewsCWA and IBEW Set to Go On Strike at Verizon Wednesday, April 13, 6 a.m.
After ten months of intensive negotiations to reach a fair contract with Verizon, the CWA and IBEW have announced a strike deadline of 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13. We will set up picket lines and shut this company down if a fair agreement is not reached by then. Verizon made $39 billion in...
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/NewsAttend the 2016 Workers Memorial Mass
Every year around Workers Memorial Day, we come together with the other trades, crafts and union workers to pay homage to those we lost on the job, offer prayer to the unions who lead, safety to those who work and justice for the oppressed. Bring your hardhats, work gear, tools, etc for a blessing...
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/NewsTV Ad Calls out Greedy Verizon Executives
Frustrated with the unproductive pace of negotiations towards a new contract for 39,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia, the Communications Workers of America has launched a regional TV and digital ad buy calling the nation's 16th largest company "the poster child for corporate...
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/NewsIn Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Eighty-seven years ago today, a great American, humanitarian, and civil rights activist was born; Martin Luther King, Jr. In his far-too-short life, the Reverend Dr. King appealed to the conscience of our nation, held our great country to its highest ideals, and challenged all of us to see, and...
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/NewsCWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship Program
Fifteen partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered for the 2016-2017 school year. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment. Part-time students, less than 12 credits...
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/NewsCWA 1104 Supports Long Island Cares
CWA 1104 is proud to have donated $4,500 to Long Island Cares. President Tom Benedetto, Executive Vice President Mike Ippoliti and Secretary/Treasurer Edward Connelly presented the check that came from a collection of our membership. Thank you to all who donated.
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/NewsDonate to Love without Walls
Love Without Walls is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization helping children in need. Current efforts are focused on building a children’s hospital wing in Suhum, Ghana. Please support this worthy cause by donating today at lovewithoutwalls.org Donations of $25 or more are matched by the Verizon...
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/NewsBring Back Bianca
Bianca organized her coworkers at Verizon Wireless. Now the company has fired her. In 2014, Bianca and her coworkers in Brooklyn, NY started a movement for their rights at work, which culminated on May 14, 2014 when workers at all six Brooklyn Verizon Wireless stores voted overwhelmingly to...
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/NewsContract Rally in Long Island
Join CWA Locals 1104 and 1105 on Thursday, September 24 at 5:30pm at 741 Zeckendorf Blvd for a Contract Rally. Fighting for our Union, while protecting our families' future. Thursday, September 24 at 5:30pm 741 Zeckendorf Blvd Garden City, Long Island 11530 Click here to download the flyer.
