NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

Below is a letter from our CWA National President – Chris Shelton

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

CWA and our members have fought – and won – many fights this year against the one percent and corporate interests and their agenda in Washington, DC.

We stopped an anti-union fast food mogul from becoming our Secretary of Labor. We led the charge against offshoring jobs, the TPP and other policies that benefit the one percent at the expense of working families. We are CWA STRONG.

As this year comes to a close, the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress are trying to ram through the largest transfer of wealth from working class families to corporations, millionaires, and billionaires in our lifetimes.

They believe if they give the one percent and corporations more money, the benefits will trickle down to working families. In fact, they promise that every American family will receive a minimum of $4,000 in wage increases when they pass their tax bill. That is why I am writing to our major employers and asking them to sign a contract guaranteeing every member $4,000 if the tax legislation is passed.

Trickle-down economics has never worked for us. It’s the reason behind runaway inequality and the struggle we have with each round of bargaining. It has shifted power to the one percent, undermined our freedom to negotiate a fair return on our work, and jeopardized benefits like Medicare and Social Security that we all depend upon.

Worse still, the current tax bill will mean that CWA members’ employer-provided benefits like tuition assistance for furthering education or child care coverage would now be taxable benefits. We would no longer be able to deduct state and local taxes, moving expenses, interest on student loans and other expenses. Middle class tax breaks will expire in 2027, while the goodies for the corporations and one percent are made permanent.

To stop this massive transfer of wealth, we have planned a union-wide National Day of Action on Wednesday, November 29th. On that day, we are asking every local to take one hour to distribute the attached leaflet to all your members to educate them about what is at stake in the tax legislation.

CWA members have proven that when we fight we win. Join me November 29th in the National Day of Action.

In Unity,

Christopher Shelton
President

c: Executive Board
CWA Staff

NOVEMBER EXECUTIVE BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

The E-Board and Membership meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017.

Executive Board meeting 5:30pm

General Membership meeting 6:30pm

Please mark your calendar & make a commitment to attend the monthly union meetings. The officers and chief stewards that will serve for the next 3 years, starting in 2018, will be sworn in at this meeting. As members we all have the privilege to attend, vote and speak at these meetings. It is not just for officers and stewards,we all( officers, stewards, all members), make up the “union”. Bring any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. We will have a few topics to cover and provide updates. Please come and join us.

SURVEY ON CALL CENTER STRESS

Subject: Survey on Call Center Stress

Dear CWA members,

Please take a survey to help CWA learn about the causes of stress for call center members, and what we can do to improve job quality. CWA is partnering with Cornell University Professor Virginia Doellgast to conduct this scientific survey.

Here is the link to the survey: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaUGIEvp7bM5Vkx

The survey takes 10 to 15 minutes and can be completed on a computer, smart phone or tablet.

We need all members to participate in order to make this successful. Thank you for taking the survey and encouraging your coworkers to do the same.