CWA Wireless Workers Unite at Conference
CWA members who work in the wireless industry ended March in San Diego, Calif., for the Wireless Conference. Attendees took part in workshops on topics including environmental justice, organizing in wireless, preparing and pursuing grievances, and how to effectively use social media. Members also took time to show their solidarity with AT&T Southwest workers in CWA District 6 by recording messages of support. CWA Local 9511 President Art Gonzalez welcomed the union to San Diego, as did Mayor Todd Gloria.
CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor kicked off the campaign to prepare for AT&T Mobility Orange bargaining, which will impact more than 11,000 workers. That contract expires in February 2026. Stated Trainor, “This is our moment, folks. We know how to stick together and fight for the future. So are you with me in this fight? Brothers and sisters, union family, I believe CWA is the greatest union in the labor movement. I believe we have what it takes to get it done.”
President Cummings fired up the crowd with his vision for CWA’s future. “CWA, on almost every front, must band together. Whether you’re in telecommunications or healthcare, public sector or private, whether your office is in your home, on the 17th floor of a building, or 30,000 feet in the air, you are under attack.
“We cannot allow ourselves to be divided, nor can we allow ourselves the easy out of saying, ‘That’s not my union, my local, my neighbor.’ We are, as of right now, all coworkers. We’re all neighbors, all members of a single community.”
Cummings also highlighted the Unity at Mobility SIF, which has been instrumental in bringing remote workers into the union and preparing rank-and-file members for leadership. “It has always been extremely important to me,” said President Cummings, “that every member of CWA who wants to has the opportunity to advance to leadership positions in our union, no matter what industry or company they come from. That program has led to more women, more of our disabled members, more people of color, and more young people getting involved, running for union offices, and taking on more roles than ever before.”
Members of the CWA Executive Board, including CWA District 2-13 Vice President Mike Davis, District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt, District 4 Vice President Linda L. Hinton, District 6 Vice President Derrick Osobase, District 7 Vice President Susie Mcallister, District 9 Vice President Frank Arce, Western Region At-Large Diversity Executive Board Member Keith Gibbs, and Southeast Region At-Large Diversity Executive Board Member Vera Mikell, took part in the conference along with CWA Secretary-Treasurer Ameenah Salaam.
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
