Communications Workers of America

Type: Organization

Name: Communications Workers of America

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

Cablevision Calls Cops on Protesters

Cablevision Chief Executive James Dolan called the police on protesters at the company's annual meeting, reports The Wall Street Journal.The protesters were shareholders with ties to the Communications Workers of America, a union that's been in a labor ... [Published TV Week - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Cablevision Systems Corp, Protesters, Communications Workers of America, James Dolan

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Jacksonville Mayor & Union Announce Agreement on Retirement Reform

On May 21, City of Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Alvin Brown announced a tentative agreement on retirement reform with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union. AFSCME represents approximately 2,000 general employees, ... [Published Government Fleet - 18 hours ago]

Entities: American Federation of State, County and Munici..., Jacksonville (Florida, United States), Laborers' International Union of North America, Communications Workers of America

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Harry Reid

Reid appears to back away from 'nuclear option' on filibusters

With one of President Barack Obama’s key nominees on the verge of being confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared to edge away Wednesday from an idea that some Democrats are calling for: enacting a change in Senate ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, National Labor Relations Board, Nuclear, Republican Party (US)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Mayor announces retirement reform for city employees

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown announced Tuesday a new tentative agreement with the AFSCME union for city employees.City employees with AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) hired after October 1 will ... [Published First Coast News - May 22 2013]

Entities: American Federation of State, County and Munici..., Jacksonville (Florida, United States), Alvin Brown, Laborers' International Union of North America, Communications Workers of America

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Bill Frist

Cwa Statement on Anniversary of the 'Gang of 14'

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Communications Workers of America (CWA):The Communications Workers of America today released the following statement:"Eight years ago this month, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist threatened ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 22 2013]

Entities: Communications Workers of America, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

More than 1,500 health care workers rally for safe nurse staffing ratios and safe patient handling

More than 1,500 health care workers from across New York packed the West Capitol Park in Albany today for a rally in support of two bills to address the patient care crisis in this state - the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act (A6571/ S3691-A), which ... [Published Niagara Frontier Publications - May 22 2013]

Entities: Health Care, Patient, Workers

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Communications Workers of America

Consideration should be given to privatizing lottery

The front page of the April 10 Tri- Town News ran an article about the partial privatization of the New Jersey Lottery. The article, quoting extensively from a Communications Workers of America (CWA) spokesman, made clear that the CWA is very upset.That ... [Published Tri-Town News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Communications Workers of America, Concealment, Workers, Asian-Americans

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Communications Workers of America endorses Bill de Blasio

Mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio will pick up another labor endorsement Wednesday, days after landing the support of the city’s biggest union.The 25,000-member Communications Workers of America District 1 will support the public advocate and campaign on ... [Published New York Daily News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Communications Workers of America, Bill de Blasio, Service Employees International Union, Advocate, Health Care

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Union Vocal In Opposition To Quinn Endorses Liu For Mayor

To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page.A union bankrolling a large campaign to undermine Christine Quinn's run for mayor has picked another candidate, ... [Published NY1 - May 22 2013]

Entities: Christine Quinn, JOHN LIU, Communications Workers of America

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Flight attendants for Alaska Airlines to rally outside annual meeting

11 minutes ago, 2:20am (ET) 05/21/2013 M2 Airline Industry InformationThe union representing flight attendants for Seattle-based airline operator Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) said that its members would stage a rally as the firm holds its annual stockholders ... [Published Zecco - May 21 2013]

Entities: Alaska Airlines, Communications Workers of America, Alaska Air Group Inc, AFL-CIO

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Flight Attendant Union Endorses Ed Markey For Senate With Strong Record On Aviation Security

The Association of Flight Attendants is the world's largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for over 65 years. Serving as the voice for Flight ... [Published Street Insider - May 20 2013]

Entities: Aviation Security, Ed Markey, Communications Workers of America, Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Frontier workers rally before contract talks

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- About 150 members of the Communications Workers of America and other unions rallied in front of Frontier Communications offices in Kanawha City on Thursday to support upcoming contract negotiations.Many CWA workers wore red T-shirts ... [Published Charleston Gazette - May 17 2013]

Entities: Communications Workers of America, Workers, Ken Hall, Verizon Communications Inc, Joe Manchin

Quotes

...Dolan asked the protesters to leave several times before he called the cops. "The CWA and Cablevision have been locked in a contentious contract dispute regarding a group of Brooklyn workers for over a year,” The Journal reports. “The CWA has accused Cablevision of illegally firing 22 Brooklyn employees who chose to join the union more than a year ago. Cablevision says it replaced them because they were refusing to work and has since rehired them, according to a Cablevision spokesman." Annual meetings are usually fairly quiet, as The Journal notes...

Cablevision Calls Cops on Protesters [Published TV Week - 1 hour ago]

"It is a shareholder meeting with a clear set of rules," said Kelly McAndrew, a spokeswoman for the Bethpage, New York-based company. "The CWA attempted to disrupt the meeting; they were asked to refrain and when they did not they were asked to leave. The matter is now in the hands of the authorities."

Cablevision Shareholders Removed by Police at Annual Meeting [Published BusinessWeek - 20 hours ago]

"Today, Republicans have since shredded the 'Gang of 14' deal and the subsequent gentleman's agreement that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made at the beginning …"

Cwa Statement on Anniversary of the 'Gang of 14' [Published HighBeam Research - May 22 2013]

...That's not safe," said Jill Furillo, RN, executive director of the New York State Nurses Association. "In California, the law says that a hospital cannot assign more than four patients at a time to an ER nurse - and sets minimum safe staffing levels for all hospital units. There's no reason New York patients can't have that same protection. Patients and caregivers are counting on our lawmakers to pass the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act this session."

More than 1,500 health care workers rally for safe nurse staffing ratios and safe patient handling [Published Niagara Frontier Publications - May 22 2013]

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Why Did Protesters Disrupt Cablevision’s Meeting? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 4 hours ago] Cablevision Systems Corp . ( NYSE:CVC ) Chief Executive Officer James Dolan had to call police in order to have protesters from the Communications Workers of America ejected from the company’s annual meeting at its headquarters in Long Island, N.Y.The ...
Why Did Protesters Disrupt Cablevision’s Meeting? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 4 hours ago] Cablevision Systems Corp . ( NYSE:CVC ) Chief Executive Officer James Dolan had to call police in order to have protesters from the Communications Workers of America ejected from the company’s annual meeting at its headquarters in Long Island, N.Y. ...
Reid appears to back away from 'nuclear option'... [Published First Read - May 22 2013] By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News With one of President Barack Obama’s key nominees on the verge of being confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared to edge away Wednesday from an idea that some Democrats ...
CWA Local 1180 Throws Support To John Liu [Published The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs - May 21 2013] Democratic mayoral contender John Liu is harnessing the power of Communications Workers of America Local 1180, a union whose leader is a force in a superPAC attack on primary frontrunner Christine Quinn. In a full-throated endorsement of the comptroller's ...
Labor Unions Struggle to Survive Under Obama [Published Breitbart Feed - May 16 2013] Labor leadership is pushing to fill the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) before it's pushed aside for the rest of Obama's second term. According to The Hill , "unions of all stripes have told Senate democrats they need to move on all five ...

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