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- CWA Public Sector Workers Help Lift Bargaining Ban
- CWA Files Lawsuit Against FCC Over Media Control
- United Videogame Workers–CWA Launch New Worker-Organizing Campaigns at GDC
- DCA Piedmont Agents Tell Management: Keep the Pizza, Contract Now
- D.C. Nonprofit CWAers Strike for First Contract
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Support a Union Member’s Fight for His Spouse
In October 2025, former President of CWA Local 3105 Josh Saslovsky and his family suffered a life-altering medical emergency when his wife Cori suffered a brain aneurysm. She was rushed into emergency surgery and eventually stabilized but only after suffering multiple strokes. She remained in a vegetative state on a ventilator for 27 days. During that time she underwent numerous brain procedures as surgeons fought to keep her alive. Cori is now facing years of rehabilitation and ongoing medical care.
The Saslovsky family home and vehicle will need substantial modification to accommodate Cori’s new needs. Doorways, bathrooms, and walkways will need to be rebuilt for accessibility. The family will need additional medical equipment, improved air filtration, and emergency backup systems to support Cori’s medical needs. There will also be additional nursing care required that insurance does not cover so that Josh may eventually try to return to work.
Josh, in addition to his union service as a Local president, has served as South Area Vice President and as a Partnership Representative for his Local. While Josh is focused on supporting Cori, the financial strain from medical bills and other expenses is significant.
CWA Local 3105 President Shawn Todd has issued a call for assistance from CWA members and retirees to help aid the Saslovsky family.
As union members, we understand the importance of standing together. Your donation, no matter the amount, can help ease their burden and allow Josh to be there for Cori. If you are unable to contribute, please consider sharing this fundraiser and keeping the Saslovsky family in your thoughts.
Click here to donate to a GoFundMe for the Saslovsky family.
CWA Public Sector Workers Help Lift Bargaining Ban
Earlier this month, lawmakers in Virginia passed legislation lifting a 1948 ban on public sector collective bargaining, opening the door to union contracts for half a million public sector workers, including many CWA members. The historic legislation will apply to public educators, firefighters, corrections officers, maintenance workers, and others employed by local governments, school boards, and state agencies. The bill falls short, however, of extending contract bargaining to university faculty and other non-service employees in higher education.
CWA members and retirees have long lobbied against the ban, citing the need for public sector members to be able to bargain effectively for better pay, improved healthcare, and better working conditions. The bill will now go to Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s desk for signing. The governor has the authority to make changes to the legislation and send it back to the Virginia General Assembly for further consideration.
According to CWA Director of Government Affairs Dan Mauer, members and retirees will continue to work with Virginia legislators and the governor’s office to fight for university workers.
Donations to the CWA Political Action Fund (PAF) have allowed for activist mobilizations and lobbying to keep the needs of our public sector members at the forefront of legislative concerns. Those actions have paved the way for recent wins on a range of issues in Virginia, including raising the minimum wage, a heat standard bill, paid sick days, paid medical family leave, a wage theft bill, Sunday voting, and more.
CWA Files Lawsuit Against FCC Over Media Control
On March 23, CWA joined with Free Press; the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, Inc., and Public Knowledge in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its decision to allow the acquisition of media company Tegna, Inc. by Nexstar Media Group. The merger gives Nexstar control of local news stations reaching more than 80 percent of U.S. TV households, in direct violation of a congressional mandate that caps the national reach of any single company at 39 percent.
“Our members have seen time and time again what happens when corporations are allowed to consolidate media ownership,” said NABET-CWA President Charlie Braico. “In the service of Wall Street profits, newsrooms shrink, workers lose jobs, wages decline, and local news suffers. Communities rely on quality local news for information on emergencies, weather—and maybe most importantly, as a democratic check on political leaders. When we starve our newsrooms, we weaken our local communities and our democracy. This merger doesn’t comply with the law—and it will create an unprecedented shift in this country and dramatically change local television stations for the worse.”
CWA and our allies in the lawsuit are represented by Democracy Forward.
Click here to read the full press release.
United Videogame Workers–CWA Launch New Worker-Organizing Campaigns at GDC
One year after video game workers announced the formation of their direct-join, industry-wide union at the 2025 Game Developer Conference (GDC), United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 (UVW-CWA) members attended the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming to launch several worker-organizing campaigns across the industry and welcome dozens of new members into the union.
After a panel discussion about the historic rise of the game industry labor movement, UVW-CWA members, video game developers, and GDC 2026 attendees marched to the Yerba Buena Gardens to discuss the Game Workers’ Bill of Rights, a worker-led set of shared principles to create a standard for fair treatment, better conditions, and real power for everyone who makes video games.
Members launched a “We Don’t Play With ICE” petition to unite the industry in becoming “4th Amendment Workplaces” to protect immigrants and visa-holders from ICE agents. They also announced their inaugural Game Workers Conference, an industry-wide virtual-only event made for game workers, later in May.
“At UVW-CWA, we are continuing to shape the future of video game work in North America one year into our formation. We are committed to defining decent and dignified working conditions and compensation for our members and fighting for all game workers regardless of their immigration status,” said UVW-CWA Local 9433 President Aurelia Augusta. “These campaigns are just a small look into our plans for 2026 and beyond. We are excited to finally make video games an industry where the workers are the protagonists.”
Read the full press release here.
DCA Piedmont Agents Tell Management: Keep the Pizza, Contract Now
CWA Piedmont passenger service and ramp agents at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were awarded the quarterly Customer Cup from American Airlines for their excellence in operations and customer service. But over two and a half years into negotiations for a new contract, members of CWA Local 2252 told the company: You can keep the pizza party; we’ll take a fair contract instead.
Per the Railway Labor Act, which governs contracts in the transportation industry, negotiations between CWA and Piedmont Airlines are now in federal mediation.
D.C. Nonprofit CWAers Strike for First Contract
Earlier this month, CWA members at Washington, D.C., nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) walked off the job in a daylong strike over stalled first contract negotiations. The members formed the AAJCollective under The Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035) in 2024 and have been in bargaining for a year and a half.
AAJCollective members engaged in the strike action over proposed language from management that would cap annual salary increases at 3 percent, with most employees receiving raises of less than 2.5 percent per year. Despite concessions by the union on a number of issues, management has proven intractable on the issue of adequate pay, while at the same time spending more than $800,000 on external consultants in 2024 alone, alongside continued promotions and expansion of executive leadership.
Members are standing together to make one thing clear: a contract that falls short of fair and sustainable terms is unacceptable.
You can help your union siblings fight for a fair contract by sending a letter to AAJC management or by sharing Instagram posts from the AAJCollective.
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