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4 days ago · They formed the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), with Cesar Chavez as the president. In 1972, the union became affiliated with the AFL-CIO, created a national executive board, and changed their name to the United Farm Workers of America, simply known by their acronym, “UFW.” Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona in 1927 ...
5 days ago · Representatives from several labor unions, including CWA President Claude Cummings Jr., CWA Chief of Staff Sylvia J. Ramos, and CWA Local 2236 members Brandon Horn and Lawrence Bryant, gathered at the White House for the announcement. President Biden opened his remarks by thanking the labor unions present, mentioning CWA by name.
5 days ago · May 16, 2024. Last week, the United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate. The bill has been strongly endorsed by CWA for protecting call center workers from seeing their jobs offshored and for protecting American consumers whose data could be at risk under the control of foreign ...
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4 days ago · The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)–which represents academic student employees, postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers–has announced a systemwide labor strike that will begin Monday, May 20 at UC Santa Cruz. The University of California disagrees with the union ...
5 days ago · WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively in states that currently do not afford these basic ...
1 day ago · Cesario Estrada Chavez ( / ˈtʃɑːvɛz /; Spanish: [ˈtʃaβes]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United ...
