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Union Organizing
AFL-CIO supports bid by Microsoft for Activision
Affiliate CWA opposed the merger but changed its stance in June 2022 after Microsoft signed a union neutrality pledge.
National
Mobile monopoly?
Communications Workers of America is denouncing last month’s decision by the Trump Justice Department to allow a takeover by T-Mobile of its rival Sprint, which would leave Americans just three wireless providers to choose from.
Collective bargaining
KOIN-TV accused of “union-busting”
Off-camera workers are having a hard time getting a contract from the new owner
Workers Rights
Strikes were up in 2011, but still extremely rare
The Verizon and NFL strikes were the year's biggest.
National
We are the 99 percent: Unions get behind the Occupy movement
Unions line up in support of Occupy Wall Street as the movement explodes.
Collective bargaining
CWA Local 7901 signs first contract with Free Geek
Twenty-two workers at Free Geek, a local computer recycler, ratified their first union contract July 19.
Workers Rights
Labor law violations pile up at Dosha Salon
In June and July, CWA files four more charges with the National Labor Relations Board.
Portland
Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites
With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”
Green Jobs
Apollo Alliance merges into BlueGreen
Two labor-environmental coalitions have merged as of July 1. The Apollo Alliance, launched in 2003 as a coalition of environmental, labor, business and community leaders, is now a project of the BlueGreen Alliance.
Oregon/Washington
AFL-CIO’s Union Summer returns to Portland
Portland has been selected one of eight cities to host Union Summer, a 10-week national AFL-CIO internship program for college students.
