Today In Labor History April 7, 1947: The National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) launched the first nationwide strike against AT&T and Bell. 350,000 telephone workers, mostly women switchboard operators, walked off the job. Both the AFL and the CIO supported the strike, hoping to bring the telephone workers into their fold. This support provided extra strike funds to help the workers survive their time off the job. By mid-May, 37 of the 39 member unions had won new contracts with raises. NFTW became the Communications Workers of America later that year.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #bell #women #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica

Today In Labor History April 7, 1947: The National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) launched the first nationwide strike against AT&T and Bell. 350,000 telephone workers, mostly women switchboard operators, walked off the job. Both the AFL and the CIO supported the strike, hoping to bring the telephone workers into their fold. This support provided extra strike funds to help the workers survive their time off the job. By mid-May, 37 of the 39 member unions had won new contracts with raises. NFTW became the Communications Workers of America later that year.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #bell #women #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica

United Videogame Workers Union Launches in Partnership With Communication Workers of America
#Variety #News #CommunicationWorkersofAmerica #CWA #UnitedVideogameWorkers

https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/united-video-game-workers-union-launches-cwa-1236341871/

"Late last week, 241 developers from Fallout, Starfield, and The Elder Scrolls developers #Bethesda #Game Studios announced a "wall-to-wall" #union under the #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica (#CWA). Alongside Bethesda Montreal’s unionisation last month, and the union of Zenimax QA workers last year, this marks a historic moment in the #US #GameIndustry #LabourMovement."

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-game-studios-developers-ecstatic-to-announce-a-241-strong-wall-to-wall-union

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Today In Labor History April 7, 1947: The National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) launched the first nationwide strike against AT&T and Bell. 350,000 telephone workers, mostly women switchboard operators, walked off the job. Both the AFL and the CIO supported the strike, hoping to bring the telephone workers into their fold. This support provided extra strike funds to help the workers survive their time off the job. By mid-May, 37 of the 39 member unions had won new contracts with raises. NFTW became the Communications Workers of America later that year.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #bell #women #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica

A win for workers' rights!

Microsoft to bring on QA workers full-time thanks to union - Desk Chair Analysts

https://dcanalysts.net/microsoft-to-bring-on-qa-workers-full-time-thanks-to-union/

#CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica #Microsoft #QA #Unions #GamingNews #DCA

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/business/video-game-workers-microsoft-union.html

Good move by #Microsoft to accept the #Union election. I wish #Amazon, #Starbucks, #TraderJoes, etc would see the wisdom of working with the union.

Excerpt: . . . Microsoft issued a statement recognizing the outcome.

“We look forward to engaging in good faith negotiations as we work towards a collective bargaining agreement,” the company said. Microsoft has no other unionized workers.

#CWA #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica