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Communication Workers of America
Communication Workers of America (CWA), the nation’s biggest communications and media union, represents 700,000 workers in private and public sectors. With 1,200 local unions across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, the CWA includes members working in journalism, publishing, cable television and broadcasting.
With major employees such as AT&T and NBC, the CWA holds more than 2000 bargaining agreements which outline the following for its members:
- Wages
- Benefits
- Employment security provisions
- Working Conditions
According to its website, the CWA aims to improve the standard of living for members; organize new workers into the union; and educate members to vote in their own best interests; and to support workers’ rights.
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UNION FACTS
- The Communication Workers of America is symbolized by a triangle, which represents three major programs of the union: community and political action, organizing and representation.
- Some major employers of the Communication Workers of American include the New York Times, General Electric and US Airways.
- Regional headquarters for the Communication Workers of America can be found in New York City, Atlanta, Austin, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Cleveland, Denver and Silver Spring, Md.
LEADERSHIP
President: Larry Cohen
Executive Vice President: Annie Hill
Secretary-Treasurer: Jeffrey A. Rechenbach
President Emeritus: Morton Bahr