Communications Workers of America (CWA)

Labor Watch, Organization Trends
SPLC and Its Union Get Ready to Rumble
Nonprofit organizations are generally not parliamentary democracies governed by their staffs. That did not stop the Southern Poverty Law Center’s unionized workers from holding a “no-confidence vote” in SPLC president…
by Michael Watson on September 13, 2024

Labor Watch
Pushback to Social Justice Unionism at the New York Times
The shock troops of social justice unionism have been the writers’ unions at major media outlets, which are typically affiliated with the NewsGuild. But in a recent controversy at the…
by Michael Watson on February 27, 2023

Labor Watch
Unions Are Allies of Wokeness, Not Conservative Employees
Conservative workers have no reason to trust organized labor as it exists. Labor unions’ political committees support Democratic candidates by ratios of nine to one over Republicans. Labor unions are…
by Michael Watson on December 16, 2022

Labor Watch
NLRB Counsel Wants Card Check as Left-Wing Labor Pick Fails
Under the Biden administration, Big Labor has pressed its interests in several core issues of labor policy. We have previously noted labor union strategies to adapt to contemporary workplace relations…
by Michael Watson on May 26, 2022

Labor Watch
Organized Labor Is a Dubious Ally for Conservatives
American business, long the key funder and rock-ribbed ally of the Republican Party and the conservative movement that uses the GOP as its imperfect electoral vehicle, now seems captive to…
by Michael Watson on May 24, 2022

Labor Watch
Social Justice Unionism Means Pro-Abortion Big Labor
Last week, Politico reported on a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and return the question of abortion regulation to the states, ending…
by Michael Watson on May 10, 2022

Labor Watch
Social Justice Unionism
If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has repeatedly demonstrated that Big Labor remains a potent force in American culture and politics, even though its power has declined since the 1950s,…
by CRC Staff on December 31, 2021

Labor Watch
Still Muzzled? Blame Big Labor
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement that individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to wear masks in most public places, almost all jurisdictions that had…
by Michael Watson on May 25, 2021

Labor Watch
I Do Not Want the NewsGuild Bargaining for Me, Ever
Under “sectoral bargaining”—proposed by some “labor conservatives”—labor unions and industry associations would negotiate a contract for an entire industry covering union members and non-members alike. For writers like me, that…
by Michael Watson on May 24, 2021