named programs · 7 · from sources
what they call their work
99% Spring Training
Training program for activists on the roots of economic inequality and how union organizing can be used to challenge corporate greed.
Democracy Initiative (DI)
A joint initiative with Sierra Club, NAACP, and Greenpeace to restore the core principles of political equality: money in politics, voter rights, and senate rule reform.
Minorities Leadership Institute (MLI)
A week-long intensive study program for minority leadership development, with participants recommended by District Vice Presidents.
National Civil Rights & Equity Committee
Committee addressing issues of equity and civil rights within the union.
National Organizing Department
Department established to organize new members into the union.
National Women’s Committee
Committee addressing issues concerning women within the union.
Triple Threat program
Program for broadening membership base and expanding CWA’s influence in politics, legislation, and collective bargaining.
activities · 4 groups
what they do
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Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiation 2 activities
- Bargaining and negotiating for workers' rightsEngages in collective bargaining and negotiations with employers such as United Airlines and AT&T to improve worker compensation, working conditions, and benefits, including establishing new standards like boarding pay.
- Negotiating collective bargaining agreementsEngages in ongoing negotiations with employers such as United Airlines and AT&T to secure tentative agreements that improve base pay, working conditions, and establish new standards for compensation like boarding pay for flight attendants.
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Workforce Well-Being and Stress Assessment 2 activities
- Conducting employee surveysConducts surveys of employees, such as those at LanguageLine Solutions (LLS), to assess the impact of company policies on interpretation ability and identify gaps in training.
- Conducting employee surveysConducts surveys of employees, such as those at LanguageLine Solutions, to assess the impact of company policies on work performance and identify gaps in training.
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Union Representation for Skilled and Public Sector Workers 1 activity
- Representing diverse worker groupsRepresents workers across various sectors including communications, information, news media, airlines, broadcast and cable television, public service, higher education, health care, manufacturing, high tech, video games, and as interpreters, translators, and social justice workers in the United States and Canada.
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Uncategorized 5 activities
- Advocating against corporate consolidation in mediaIssues statements and supports litigation to block corporate acquisitions, such as Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of Tegna, to protect local journalism and prevent corporate consolidation.
- Advocating against corporate consolidation in mediaIssues statements and expresses support for litigation to block corporate acquisitions, such as Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of Tegna, to protect local journalism from corporate consolidation.
- Organizing and leading worker strikesOrganizes and leads regional and nationwide strikes involving thousands of workers, such as the 72-day strike against Southern Bell and strikes against AT&T and the Bell System, to advocate for wage increases and improved working conditions.
- Organizing and leading worker strikesOrganizes and leads large-scale strikes, such as the 72-day regional strike against Southern Bell and nationwide strikes against AT&T and the Bell System, to advocate for wage increases and improved working conditions.
- Representing workers in collective bargainingRepresents workers across various industries including communications, information, news media, airlines, broadcast and cable television, public service, higher education, health care, manufacturing, high tech, and video games, negotiating for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$89K
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$79K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$44K
Grants paid out$1K
balance sheet
Total assets$199K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$197K
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -7.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021
who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Carmack | Treasurer | 5 | $6K |
| Christian Delgado | President | 5 | $5K |
| Edwin Ortiz | Vice President | 5 | $5K |
relationships · 18
who they work with
- AFL-CIO Partner — Provided moral and financial support during the NFTW strike in 1947.
- AT&T Partner — Engaged in collective bargaining with AT&T through its Orange Bargaining Committee.
- Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) Network — Sector within CWA.
- CIO Partner — Provided support during the NFTW strike in 1947 and later became affiliated with CWA.
- DIRECTV Partner — Joined litigation with state attorneys general to prevent Nexstar from acquiring TEGNA.
- IUE-CWA Network — Sector within CWA.
- LanguageLine Solutions Partner — Represents workers at LanguageLine Solutions who are fighting to form a union.
- Mark Levine Partner — Works with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine to advocate for LanguageLine Solutions interpreters.
- NABET-CWA Network — Sector within CWA.
- New York City Council Partner — Works with New York City Council members to advocate for LanguageLine Solutions interpreters.
- Nexstar Media Group Partner — Opposed its acquisition of Tegna due to anticompetitive harms.
- Nexstar Media Group Partner — Opposed its acquisition of Tegna in an antitrust case.
- TEGNA Partner — Opposed its acquisition by Nexstar Media Group due to anticompetitive harms.
- Tegna Partner — Opposed its acquisition by Nexstar Media Group in an antitrust case.
- Teleperformance Partner — Calls on Teleperformance, the parent company of LanguageLine Solutions, to respect workers' right to form a union.
- The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA) Network — Sector within CWA, representing journalists and other workers.
- UNI Global Agreement on Social Responsibility Partner — References the Teleperformance-UNI Global Agreement on Social Responsibility which affords workers the right to organize a union.
- United Airlines Partner — Reached a tentative agreement with the company after more than four years of bargaining.