Events

Once again, we are excited to announce that Unity@Mobility will be offering 15 scholarships for Mobility members to this year’s CWA Wireless Conference.

As we announced last week, this year’s conference will be held April 17^th through the 20^th in Providence, RI . Scholarships cover the cost of lost time wages, travel, hotel accommodations, registration fee and meals for each winner.

We are asking Local leadership to send the applications to your Mobility members that you feel would benefit from attending the conference.

Click here to download an application.

This is an opportunity to for an up-and-coming Mobility leader in your local to connect with other wireless workers from around the country, learn from each other, develop skills to take back to your local, and become a union leader in your workplace!

Applications are due on February 20, 2023

Winners will be announced on February 28, 2023, so they will have time to get off work!

In Solidarity,

Dennis G. Trainor
District 1 Vice President
Unity@Mobility

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 CWA/USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference (HSE) will be held April 17, 2023 through April 21, 2023, at the Westin Convention Center and Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference is designed for participation by local union health, safety, and environmental activists, and local union leadership.  We strongly encourage you to consider sending both ‘seasoned’ health and safety activists/reps, as well as members with less experience who have a strong interest in being involved in the fight for health and safety.

The national conference will emphasize:

· Increasing participant knowledge and skills about a wide range of
health, safety, and environmental topics;
· Developing strategies to fight for and improve day-to-day member
working conditions; and
· Sharing knowledge and experience among members.

The first day of the HSE Conference on Monday, April 17^th is an all-day, union-only event with both plenary and workshop sessions.  On Monday, after the scheduled union-only workshops, there will be a special CWA meeting for all CWA attendees facilitated by CWA’s National Deputy Director of Occupational Safety and Health. From Tuesday through Friday all plenary sessions and workshops may also be attended by management health and safety representatives from USW-represented employers per collective bargaining agreements between the USW and represented employers.  The conference will adjourn Friday by noon.

Workshop sessions on the union-only day will focus on topics such as Work Stress and Long Hours, Stopping Behavior-based Blame-the-Worker Programs, Investigating Health and Safety Issues, Collective Action and Organizing Around H&S, and many more. The Tuesday-Friday sessions will target a wide range of topics such as Occupational Diseases, Effective Health and Safety Committees, Industrial Hygiene, Prevention of Heat-related Illnesses, Prevention of Workplace Lead Exposures, Disaster Preparedness, Process Safety Management, Prevention of Workplace Violence, Health and Safety Rights, and more.  The full agenda is currently under development.

There will be a special Health Care track on Wednesday, April 19th with workshop topics and panel presentations geared specifically for health care members and issues such as workplace violence and safe patient handling.

The registration instructions and hotel information are attached. Please note, all CWA participants should use the dedicated CWA link for registration

Occupational and environmental health and safety remains a key concern for our members and the HSE Conference will expand our opportunities to improve the Union’s health and safety programs and ability to fight for safe workplaces.

In Unity,

Christopher M. Shelton
President

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CWA’s Next Generation Committee will be hosting a Next Generation Young Activists
Forum May 17- 19, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

During the Forum, 50 young CWA members will connect with each other and with
mentors who will help them take their activism to the next level.

The Forum’s guest speakers and interactive workshops will inspire them with powerful,
real world examples of collective action that works. Back home they’ll put their new
skills to work by either forming new Next Gen committees or joining existing committees
in their Locals and recruiting fellow young members to support priority campaigns—all
with help from our Next Gen Lead Activists.

Please identify CWA members aged 35 and younger who are eager to get active in our
union and who value training, networking, and ongoing mentorship. Interested
members may apply by completing the application form and submitting it no later than
March 17, 2023.

CWA Next Gen funds will cover each participant’s hotel, meals during the Forum, and
lost time for the three days. For each applicant selected to attend, their Local will be
asked to fund transportation to and from the Forum and any incidental costs approved
in advance by their Local. Attached is an Information Sheet for Local officers. Members
aged 35 and younger with approval from their Local president may apply using the form
at https://action.cwa.org/events/cwangaf2023

2023 CWA Convention and District 7 Meeting

The 79th CWA Convention will be held in St. Louis, MO July 9-12, 2023.
Please note the following District 7 Meeting during this Convention:
Sunday, July 9th at 2 p.m. – District 7 Meeting

You have to register twice for the convention, first is through the online Convention
Management System (CMS) at cms.cwa-union.org.
After registering via CMS, fill out D7 CWA National Convention 2023 Registration Form.
The registration fee for each Delegate, Alternate and Guest is $100. Checks should be
made payable to “CWA District 7 Registration Fund” and mailed to CWA District 7, 8085
East Prentice Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-2745.
Both registration form and check should be received in the District Office by Friday,
June 30, 2023.
For general information on the Convention, visit
https://cwa-union.org/convention

Dear Local Presidents,

The 2023 Minority Leadership Institute will be held on October 29-November 3, 2023, in Iowa City, IA at the University of Iowa Labor Center.

The aim of the 2023 Minority Leadership Institute is to expand the skills, knowledge, and leadership of minority activists in CWA. One activist will be selected from District 7.

The program will consist of a rigorous curriculum around union programs and a follow-up facilitated by a mentor that will ensure participants receive the support they need in implementing their action plans into frontline legislative, political, and organizing campaigns.

The International Union will cover wages and expenses for all the participants.
In considering candidates for the MLI class of 2023 we strongly encourage you to seek candidates who have shown an aptitude for representational, organizing, and legislative/political engagement within the union as well as active engagement around issues that affect their communities.

Please submit the attached nomination form along with a recommendation from the Local President. Send them to smcallister@cwa-union.org no later than August 31, 2023.

Attachment

Attachment MLI 2023 Nomination Form (45.5 KiB)