CWA Newsletter, Thursday, September 5, 2013

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Ralph Maly, CWA's outgoing T&T vice president, at the 2013 CWAConvention.

Below: CWA President Larry Cohen swears in Bill Bates as T&T vicepresident.

CWA's vice president for Telecommunications and Technologies, Ralph Maly,retired last week after 48 years of service to CWA members and our union.Bill Bates, who served as national telecom director and assistant to Maly, wasappointed T&T vice president by the CWA Executive Board and sworn in thisweek.

In retirement, Maly will continue to be a CWA leader and activist and will joinwith Florida locals and staff in political work and movement building, includingCentral Florida J obs with J ustice.

He was elected vice president of CWA's Communications and Technologiessector in J uly 2001; the Telecommunications and Technologies sector laterwas formed by the merger of two telecom sectors, part of the Ready for the


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Future Strategic Plan adopted by convention delegates.

After joining Western Electric in Buffalo in 1965, Maly served as steward,chief steward and organizing coordinator for CWA Local 1162, in addition toworking on national organizing campaigns. He transferred to the Atlanta plant

where he served as CWA Local 3263 president for five years.

A CWA representative since 1989, Maly was named assistant to J im Irvine,then vice president for Communications and Technologies.

Bates has been a CWA and union activist since 1973 when he joined AT&Tas a communications technician in Detroit, Mich. A member of CWA Local4050, he served as steward, chief steward, vice president and president, from1988 to 2001.

A staff representative since 2001, Bates was appointed assistant to the CWA

secretary-treasurer in 2006 and national telecom director in 2008.

Labor Day 2013 Highlights

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If you missed it last week, read CWA President Larry Cohen's Labor Daystatement.

Listen to Labor Day messages fromPresident Barack Obama and fromMassachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

And check out these photos of CWAers at the weekend's events:
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Members of CWA Locals 6300, 6355 and TNG-CWA 36047 were among themarchers in the St. Louis's Labor Day parade.

Labor Day celebrations bring out members of TNG-CWA Local 36047, whoare fighting to save The State J ournal-Register, in Springfield, Ill.


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CWA Local 4217 in Belleville, Ill., prep their Labor Day parade float.


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The Canadian Media Guild participates in Toronto's Labor Day parade.

Movement Building

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Voices of Our Movement

Don Lewis, president of CWA Local 2222, posted this "voices of ourmovement" message that connects his work with Sierra Club, J obs withJ ustice, BlueGreen Alliance and other groups with the fight for a fairworkplace for every worker.

Tell us how you're building the movement. Go to www.cwa-union.org/movement and share your story.
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Building Solidarity in Kansas

Solidarity was celebrated in Wichita, Kan., as immigration reform supporters,

unions and social justice groups joined the opening unity parade, part of the45th annual Wichita Black Arts Festival.

Sunflower Community Action, members of CWA Local 6402, SEIU activists,and members of Interfaith Worker J ustice and the Hutchinson, Kans., AFL-CIO were among those participating.

Sulma Arias, executive director of Sunflower, said, "It's really about workingtogether, about saying we have a lot of differences, but if we don't cometogether and move an agenda forward we're all going to be in a lot of trouble.And we hope by having our presence there, to be able to send that message

that together, we can make a difference."

CWA Local 6402 and Sunflower are working together for immigration reformthat includes a path to citizenship and in helping T-Mobile US workers get theunion voice they want.

The Wichita Black Arts Festival Association is a nonprofit, all volunteer,cultural organization that educates and promotes the heritage of the AfricanAmerican culture, through arts programs throughout the year and a three dayevent over Labor Day weekend.


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Keeping the Dream Al ive

Some 2,000 CWA members were part of the historic 50th anniversarycelebration of the March on Washington for J obs and Freedom. Check outthis video.
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8/29 Strike

CWAers across the country joined a wave of fast-food strikes that hit 60 citieson Aug. 29. In St. Louis, CWAers, Missouri J obs with J ustice, St. Louis Can'tSurvive on $7.35 and other key labor and community groups joined together

to demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.

Bargaining Update

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Tentative Agreement for Ai rTran Airways Flight Attendants

AFA-CWA reached a tentative agreement with Southwest Airlinesmanagement covering more than 1,700 Flight Attendants who remain atAirTran during the AirTran/Southwest merger process. The

Southwest/AirTran merger was announced in 2011.

"AirTran Flight Attendants' immense contributions have played a key role inthe overall success of this merger. These negotiations have been difficult.Working in the limited time frame left for AirTran, it became clear it was timeto make some difficult decisions, and bring these negotiations to a closeallowing our members to determine the next step," said Alison Head, AFAAirTran President. "We would like to stress our appreciation for the support
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and efforts of our Mobilizers, and all of our Flight Attendants throughout thesenegotiations."

AFA-CWA President Veda Shook said, "This agreement provides certainty inpay parity with the Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants over the next 15

months. Whether or notSouthwest Airlines management sticks to its mergertimeline, our AirTran Flight Attendants will be protected."

J obs with J ustice: 25 Years, 25 Voices

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J obs with J ustice is celebrating its silver anniversary with a new book: "J obswith J ustice, 25 Years, 25 Voices."

A series of moving interviews and first-person stories, the book gives voice tothe community, labor, immigrant, student, and faith activists that have builtJ wJ . On each page, activists tell us why the organization's core principal

the power of solidarity between unions, community groups, and immigrant,student, and faith organizations continues to drive its victories at the local,national, and international levels. They tell us how the belief in solidarity leadsnot only to short-term alliances, but also to transformed relationships andpermanent coalitions. They tell us how it has led and will lead to concretevictories for social and economic justice.

It includes an introduction from J wJ founder and CWA President Larry
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