American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees

CWA, also known as Communications Workers of America, is one of the largest communications and media unions in the United States. The union represents more than 700,000 men and women in private and public sectors. Its members are employed in telecommunications, broadcasting, cable television, journalism, publishing, electronics and general manufacturing industries. CWA includes over 1,200 chartered local unions across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The union holds nearly 2,000 collective bargaining agreements spelling out wages, benefits, working conditions and employment security provisions for its members. Its members include AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, General Electric Company, New York Times and Washington Post. CWA is affiliated with the Union Network International and AFL-CIO.