AT&T Orange Mobility bargaining began on January 12. CWA members are fired up and all in for a strong contract. Last week, members mobilized a week of action to show solidarity with their bargaining committee by wearing red and sharing photos. Watch this video on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok from AT&T Orange Mobility members who are ready to do what it takes to win higher wages and more in the next contract.

Last week, members of the Telluride Professional Ski Patrollers Association (TPSPA-CWA Local 7781) at Telluride Ski Resort in Mountain Village, Colo., announced the ratification of a new contract. This win comes after members went on a ULP strike against Telluride Ski and Golf Company for its refusal to meaningfully engage with union representatives. The company issued its “last, best, and final” offer, which fell far short of member expectations or needs. On December 8, 2025, members voted overwhelmingly to reject that proposal and, on December 27, went on a strike that lasted until January 8. Strikers received an outpouring of support from other members, allies, and the San Miguel County community.

Adding to their win, supervisors successfully and unanimously joined the unit after the NLRB ruled them eligible for inclusion.

Ski patrollers play a critical role in guest safety, emergency response, and mountain operations. They deserve a fair contract that reflects their professionalism, experience, and the high cost of living in resort communities like Telluride, Colo.

TPSPA-CWA members are part of the larger United Mountain Workers-CWA Local 7781 that represents approximately 1,100 ski patrollers and lift maintenance workers. In 2024, members successfully negotiated contracts for five units: Solitude Ski Patrol, Steamboat Ski Patrol, Park City Lift Maintenance, Big Sky Ski Patrol, and Eldora Ski Patrol. These contracts were all negotiated separately with different owners and continue to move the industry forward for workers in the form of COLAs, increased benefits accessibility for seasonal workers through healthcare stipends, and industry-leading training and education packages to maintain the high level of skill required throughout the workforce. All of our bargaining units face distinct challenges, including overcrowding, avalanche-prone terrain, and outdated machinery. Their contracts reflect the diversity of needs across the membership.

Members of the Telluride Professional Ski Patrollers Association (TPSPA-CWA Local 7781) posed during their strike action, which lasted from December 27, 2025, to January 8, 2026.

Last week, members of the NewsGuild-CWA brought together reporters, editors, and media workers for a national town hall to speak directly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and the escalating attacks on press freedom.

Speakers included journalists from large broadcasters, regional newsrooms, magazines, and smaller outlets who spoke on the disturbing escalation of efforts by the Trump administration to suppress independent journalism, weaken public trust in the press, and intimidate news organizations. Topics included the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, multiple lawsuits brought by the President against news outlets, and recent Department of Defense rule changes restricting journalists’ access to information. Journalists also shared powerful stories of being assaulted by Department of Homeland Security agents while covering protests, despite posing no threat and being clearly identified as members of the press.

As if to underscore the theme of the town hall, a NewsGuild-CWA member at the Washington Post was targeted for intimidation earlier this week when federal agents searched her home, seizing laptops, a phone, and a smartwatch. Leaders in the bargaining unit released a statement saying, “The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential in understanding the impact of the Trump administration’s policies. The extraordinary decision to execute a search warrant at a journalist’s home should shock and dismay everyone who cares about a free and independent press. The Post Guild stands with Hannah, and will continue to fight for our members’ safety and independence so that they can continue their critical work.”

Click here to watch the town hall on YouTube.

Earlier this week, CWA-represented journalists and staffers kicked off bargaining at the New York Times. Decked in red, New York Times Guild members, represented by TNG-CWA Local 31003, entered into bargaining with five core demands: wage increases, remote work flexibility, protections against the misuse of artificial intelligence, a guarantee that union jobs remain staffed by Guild members, and affordable healthcare.

The Guild represents nearly 1,500 staffers at the Times and their current contract expires on February 26.

Earlier this week, CWA’s Director of Government Affairs Dan Mauer provided testimony during a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. During the hearing, titled “Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership,” Mauer focused his remarks on the role of trade policy in protecting and promoting the American workforce while providing much-needed guidance for worker protections both at home and abroad, especially in relation to the use of artificial intelligence.

Mauer cited conditions for workers at Teleperformance subsidiary LanguageLine Solutions who are fighting for their rights despite facing poverty-level wages, wage theft, and being prevented from taking bathroom or meal breaks. He also highlighted the efforts of workers behind artificial intelligence systems at companies like Telus and the Hitachi subsidiary GlobalLogic to organize and improve their working conditions. These workers frequently must work at least two jobs to make ends meet, and they face unclear evaluation metrics, inadequate training, and unsustainable time pressures.

Said Mauer, “We’ve seen an explosion in the use of digital workplace surveillance tools such as keystroke and camera monitoring, surveillance of workers’ social media, and automated productivity metrics that create unsustainable workloads, while companies have increasingly shifted managerial duties to automated software, including reassigning work tasks, hiring, firing, and discipline.

“We’ve also seen societal harm,” added Mauer, “from large language models encouraging users to take their own lives, disseminating fake news and images, child sexual abuse material being widely disseminated online, and more.”

He called on committee members to advocate for policies governing the digital economy that protect good jobs, worker and human rights, and transparent markets.

Click here to watch Dan Mauer’s testimony.

On January 11, AFA-CWA Flight Attendants all over the world wore blue in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Flight Attendants are uniquely positioned to identify human traffickers and assist their victims. Human trafficking is a billion-dollar business, but Flight Attendants can be 100,000 “eyes in the skies” to recognize and report it.

Inform your loved ones that if they are ever in danger, or suspect someone is in danger, they can alert a Flight Attendant, aviation’s first responders.

Click here to learn how to spot trafficking and what you can do to help stop it.

Last month, CWA retirees, led by CWA District 4 Staff Representative Diane Bailey (pictured bottom left) and Senior Campaign Lead Wayne Trakas-Lawlor (top row, third from left) participated in the 2025 Christmas Care, Unions Share effort in Columbus, Ohio. CWA members and staff from Locals 4320, 4501, and 4502 joined in to help feed more than 3,500 families. CWA partnered with the Central Ohio Labor Council, where Bailey also serves as president. This display of union solidarity shows that union activism does not end at retirement.

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