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AT&T Workers, Flight Attendants and Writers Win Union Victories |
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
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More than 300 workers at AT&T Mobility have chosen a voice with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the past five weeks, providing more proof that workers want the Employee Free Choice Act. If enacted, the bill would give workers the option of choosing whether to join a union through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) process or via majority sign-up or “card-check.” AT&T workers used the majority verification process to join CWA.
Most recently, in Vermont, 81 AT&T Mobility retail store workers voted for CWA Local 1400 through majority sign-up. Since Aug. 21, some 230 workers gained CWA representation at AT&T Mobility in Washington State, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Idaho, and at the online website, truthout.org, which operates in five states and Washington, D.C. In other organizing news: • Some 100 flight attendants at USA3000 Airlines are the newest members of the Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) after an overwhelming majority voted for the union in ballots counted Oct. 6. This is the third election victory, as well as the second charter carrier, to elect AFA-CWA as their bargaining representative this year.
“We welcome USA3000 flight attendants to the world’s largest flight attendant union and look forward to working side-by-side in negotiating a legally binding contract that will provide the security they need to advance their profession,” said AFA-CWA President Patricia Friend. • The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) signed agreements with 11 new companies that create content for digital media. These new signatories have produced more than 12 Web series currently available online and have additional series in development. The writers at these companies will become WGAE members. The organizing of these projects and writers is part of the WGAE’s Writers Guild 2.0 initiative and demonstrates that writers working in digital media are interested in joining the Writers Guild. |
