CWA Members at Nonprofit Avodah Ratify First Contract

Last week, members of the Avodah Staff Union ratified their first union contract with Avodah, a national Jewish social justice organization. Members formed their union with the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035) in March 2023 after receiving voluntary recognition from the company.

“We’re proud of the protections we’ve secured for our unit and the ways we made bargaining work for us in our nonprofit context,” said Lauren Fine, the Alumni Manager at Avodah. “This was a collective effort, with every unit member drafting contract language and many leaders reviewing counters and joining bargaining. We celebrate in deep appreciation for all of the labor that made this possible.”

The four-year contract includes just cause protections, guaranteed three percent cost-of-living adjustments, layoff protections, and monthly stipends for remote work expenses. Click here to read more details of the agreement.

Avodah management also released a joint statement with union members saying, “Together, we celebrate in deep appreciation for all of the labor that made this possible on both sides of the table. This contract is part of our commitment to building a more just and equitable world and promoting a work culture we can all be proud of.”

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.