About CWA

The Communications Workers of America is the largest communications and media union in the U.S.  CWA has over 700,000 members employed in telecommunications, broadcasting, cable TV, journalism, publishing, electronics and general manufacturing, as well as airlines, government service, health care, education and other fields.

The union’s 1,200 chartered local unions are spread across the about ten thousand communities in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, making CWA one of the most geographically diverse unions.

CWA holds over 2,000 contracts spelling out wages, benefits, working conditions and employment security provisions for its members. Many CWA contracts call for innovative training and education programs and child and family care provisions that are considered pace-setters for organized labor in the modern workplace.

Among major employers of CWA members are AT&T, GTE, General Electric, NBC and ABC television networks, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., major papers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, US Airways, United Airlines, the University of California system, and the state of New Jersey.

CWA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., but also maintains regional district headquarters in 8 cities, as well as managing 50 field offices that assist local unions with contract negotiations, officer and steward training, organizing, legislative and community programs and day-to-day member representation.

CWA is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Labour Congress, and the worldwide Union Network International.

About Ver.di

Ver.di represents 2.4 million workers, making it one of the largest trade unions in the world.  Ver.di represents a diverse swath of workers in service industries, from healthcare and education to transportation and media workers, as well as workers in telecommunications.

Ver.di offers many of the same benefits of representation that are offered by American labor unions, including democratic governance, collective bargaining assistance, strike protection, grievance procedures, legal assistance, education, and training, as well as working to improve and maintain labor conditions for all workers.