On September 19, after a year of stalled contract negotiations, members of CWA Local 7076 delivered a petition, signed by over 1,300 state employees and supporters, to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office. Members are demanding “Fair Bargaining Now!” and for the governor to negotiate in good faith on items including cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation, the ability to work remotely, and safer working conditions and worksites.

Despite multiple attempts, Governor Grisham had not, at that point, agreed to an in-person meeting. Members repeated their request for a meeting to staff at the petition delivery.

After the petition delivery, the CWA 7076 Bargaining Team returned to the bargaining table. The governor's bargaining team responded to the voices of their workers with the same stall tactics they have been using in lieu of bargaining for the last year. After approximately an hour of unproductive negotiations, the CWA Bargaining team walked out of the meeting to the state capitol, where they once again demanded to meet with the governor or her deputy chief of staff.

Thanks to sustained pressure from members, Governor Grisham contacted the union, which hopes to see progress at the next scheduled bargaining meeting on October 6.

CWA Local 7076 represents nurses in rural communities, scientists protecting local water and air, epidemiologists fighting New Mexico’s opioid epidemic, social workers supporting children and families in emergencies, stewards of the state’s cultural heritage, and thousands more.

“The state employee vacancy rate has been more than 20% over this governor’s term. That means we can’t provide the full services New Mexicans need,” said CWA Local 7076 President Megan Green. “With the ongoing attack on the federal workforce, it's critical that the state is able to recruit and retain skilled professionals who enable agencies to fulfill their missions.”

New Mexico State employees represented by CWA Local 7076 held signs (left) outside the state capitol calling on Governor Grisham to bargain in good faith. New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Steward and Region 1 Vice President Jerome Romero and NMED Steward and Treasurer Anne Keller held a billboard of the petition (right). Both Romero and Keller are members of the CWA Local 7076 Bargaining Team.

Members of CWA Local 1298 at Frontier Communications voted on Tuesday to ratify a new contract. Despite tough bargaining and union-busting tactics from Frontier, members held rallies, mobilization events, and trainings to maintain pressure on the company.

The new three-year contract guarantees wage increases, including retro pay going back to September 2024. The bargaining team was also able to maintain retirement benefits and call center worker protections.

CWA Local 1298 President David Weidlich remarked, “After more than a year of bargaining, and with the patience and support of our members, the CWA Local 1298 bargaining committee was able to deliver a contract that secures jobs, maintains affordable healthcare and pensions and increases wages, including one year of retro pay. It was critically important to maintain our job security as we continue to prepare for a transition to Verizon.”

CWA Local 1298 members, staff, and allies, including CWA Local 1298 President David Weidlich (center), mobilized numerous times over the course of bargaining with Frontier Communications. At a rally held in June 2025, CWA Local 1298 was joined by U.S. Representative Rosa Delauro (right of Weidlich), AFL-CIO Connecticut President Ed Hawthorne (not pictured), and CWA Local 1298 executive board members, business agents, and chief stewards.

Earlier this month, two dozen CWA Canada leaders and activists from locals across the country met in Ottawa for bargaining training. President of CWA-SCA Canada Carmel Smyth, Staff Representative Patrick Legay, and Organizer Nasr Ahmed led the training, which focused on improving member mobilizations in support of their bargaining teams.

CWA Canada media workers are experiencing poor pay, long hours, lack of full-time job opportunities, lack of job security, and crushing workloads. There is also increasing anger that wages are failing to keep up with the escalating cost of living.

CWA Canada is committed to protecting quality jobs for its members and the award-winning content they produce.

CWA Canada members met in the Canadian capital of Ottawa for a bargaining training co-hosted by President of CWA-SCA Canada Carmel Smyth (second from left).

LanguageLine Solutions and ZP-Better Together interpreters gathered in Dallas, Texas, to fight for recognition. Their parent company, Teleperformance, has a global neutrality agreement but refuses to implement it in the United States.

After a new CWA report exposed the company’s poor treatment of its workers, professional language interpreters working for LanguageLine Solutions (LLS) are petitioning their employer to respect their employment contracts and pay them for the number of hours they were contracted to work.

LLS professional interpreters are forming a union with CWA to address stressful working conditions, inadequate training, and low pay.

Language interpreting is emotionally and intellectually involved work, and inaccuracies can carry severe medical, legal, and financial consequences for others.

A large majority of respondents (83 percent) felt that their ability to interpret well is impacted negatively by LLS policies that push interpreters to take calls back-to-back. A LanguageLine interpreter explained, “There's no break between the calls. After telling [a Limited English Proficient client] their child passed away or that they have been diagnosed with a terminal disease, and witnessing the [client] crying uncontrollably, LLS should provide us a few minutes to recover.”

“My hours have been cut in half, and my income reduced by as much as 75%, making it nearly impossible to live with dignity,” said Aizo Nokes, an LLS interpreter. “This struggle reminds me of my grandfather, who stood up for workers in the 1950s. I, too, feel the responsibility to speak out. Joining a union is the answer to our prayers and the way to turn our voices into real change.”

AWU-CWA members gathered outside the NYC Google offices to speak out against the Trump Administration's recent H-1B visa fee proposal and attack on immigrant workers.

On Monday morning, leadership and members of the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA Local 9009 (AWU-CWA) condemned the Trump Administration’s “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” proclamation, which would impose a $100,000 fee for workers applying for an H-1B visa in the United States.

The surprise proclamation caused unnecessary fear and chaos for workers while doing nothing to address concerns about employers’ abuse of the H-1B program. “We call on Google to use its immense power to take a meaningful stand for its H-1B workers and for all immigrant workers at the company,” said Parul Koul, President of AWU-CWA Local 9009 and Google software engineer. “Google workers make this company run, and immigrants are a crucial part of that workforce. We deserve to have dignity and respect and to have our contributions valued.”

In January 2025, AWU-CWA launched “Googlers for Job Security,” a nationwide campaign to demand guaranteed severance matches and buyouts before involuntary layoffs. In a victory for the union, Google parent company Alphabet announced they would offer voluntary exit packages to over 60,000 workers at Google—a first at a large tech company.

“This constant job insecurity doesn’t just hurt visa holders,” said Lu Liu, AWU-CWA Local 9009 member and software engineer at Google. “It deeply affects our American colleagues too. The instability makes it harder for all of us to do our jobs and keep Google innovative and competitive. This shared sense of insecurity is what prompted us to launch our job security campaign earlier this year, where Googlers, regardless of their nationality or immigration status, came together to demand greater job security from the company leadership.”

Read AWU-CWA’s statement here.

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Earlier this month, members at Invest in Louisiana, represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035), ratified their first union contract.

Invest in Louisiana is a nonpartisan think tank that drives policy change to advance economic prosperity for all Louisianans and is committed to building an inclusive economy that puts the needs of Louisianans first.

The new contract builds on that mission, ensuring fairness and stability for the staff who power this vital work. Contract wins include $2,000 annual raises plus anniversary bonuses, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, and stronger diversity and anti-discrimination protections.

“We organized to make Invest in Louisiana stronger,” said Courtney Foster, NewsGuild-CWA member and Senior Policy Advisor, Medicaid at Invest in Louisiana. “This contract helps us live our values and shows what’s possible when workers have a real voice. We hope our contract can help build worker power across Louisiana, and we are excited to see and support more Louisiana nonprofits organizing their staff/workplaces.”

With these protections and guaranteed raises, members at Invest in Louisiana are setting a new standard for nonprofit staff across the South.

On September 29, members of the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA Local 9009 (AWU-CWA), in partnership with Brainstorm Media, will host a virtual screening of American Sweatshop, a film about a social media content moderator who witnesses a crime and will not stop until justice is served.

Immediately following the movie, AWU-CWA members John Donovan and Emily Albert, who both handle trust and safety content in their jobs for GlobalLogic and RWS, respectively, will host a panel discussion with film producer Jason Sosnoff and film director Uta Briesewitz. Panelists will discuss the working conditions the film depicts and how workers can “take matters into their own hands” in real life by forming a union.

The virtual event takes place on Monday, September 29, at 5 PT/6 MT/7 CT/8 ET, and tickets are $10/person. Sign up for your ticket here!