This article is about the labor union in the United States. For other uses, see Communication Workers Union.
Communications Workers of America
Abbreviation
CWA
Predecessor
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Formation
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Type
Trade union
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., US
Location
United States
Canada
Membership (2014)
456,529 ("active" and "dues-paying retired" members)
166,491 ("non-dues-paying retired" members)[1]
President
Claude Cummings Jr.
Secretary-treasurer
Ameenah Salaam
Affiliations
AFL–CIO
Canadian Labour Congress
Strategic Organizing Center
UNI Global Union
Website
cwa-union.org
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico).[1][2] The union has 27 locals in Canada via CWA-SCA Canada (French: Syndicat des communications d'Amérique) representing about 8,000 members. CWA has several affiliated subsidiary labor unions bringing total membership to over 700,000. CWA is headquartered in Washington, DC, and affiliated with the AFL–CIO, the Strategic Organizing Center,[3] the Canadian Labour Congress, and UNI Global Union.
^ abUS Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-188. Report submitted August 29, 2014.
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