Verizon Frontier Deal

A video providing some information on the Verizon Frontier Deal is posted. Click below to view the video. Continue Reading...

Vice President Joseph Biden's Address to the 71st CWA Convention

Please see the video following this post of Vice President Joseph Biden's Address.Continue Reading...

Local 2205 Fights For Veterans Job

Michael Ortega broke a cardinal rule for new hires: He missed too many days while still under probation. Within six months of starting as a customer support analyst at a Verizon call center in Hampton, 37-year-old Ortega was 45 minutes late one day, took three days off because of illness and, finally, left work once before his shift ended. As a result, Ortega was canned. And ever since, he's been fighting to get his job back. He should get it.Continue Reading...

Broadband Data Improvement Act clears House and Senate

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act, (S. 1492) a key initiative of the Communications Workers of America's Speed Matters project. The bill now moves on to a joint conference committee to work out the differences between the House and the Senate versions.Continue Reading...

CWA Members Ratify Contract

Washington, D.C. -- Members of the Communications Workers of America at
Verizon Communications overwhelmingly ratified a three-year agreement,
approving the contract with a greater than 90 percent “yes” vote.Continue Reading...