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COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA

YUMA, AZ · EIN 866053970 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · Micro (<$100K) · cwa-union.org
revenue
$89K
expenses
$79K
net assets
$197K
employees
mission · from form 990

Labor Union Local

profile · synthesized from sources

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is a labor union representing workers across various industries, including communications, media, airlines, public service, and healthcare. Founded in 1938, CWA advocates for its members' rights, wages, and working conditions through collective bargaining, organizing, and political action. The union operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

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

  • Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiation 2 activities
    • Bargaining and negotiating for workers' rights
      Engages 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 agreements
      Engages 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.
  • Workforce Well-Being and Stress Assessment 2 activities
    • Conducting employee surveys
      Conducts 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 surveys
      Conducts surveys of employees, such as those at LanguageLine Solutions, to assess the impact of company policies on work performance and identify gaps in training.
  • Union Representation for Skilled and Public Sector Workers 1 activity
    • Representing diverse worker groups
      Represents 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.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Advocating against corporate consolidation in media
      Issues 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 media
      Issues 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 strikes
      Organizes 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 strikes
      Organizes 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 bargaining
      Represents 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.
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
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
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.