Published 01 Mar, 2012
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
We are pleased to announce that our two unions have signed an affiliation agreement that creates exciting opportunities for us to build power for our combined 850,000 members and to grow our unions through new organizing. This alliance will enhance our efforts to build a strong progressive movement for change in this country.
Our goals as trade unionists are to enhance the job security, working conditions, and bargaining power of our members and to grow through organizing and political engagement.
We are stronger as a movement when we work together. This partnership enhances both of our unions’ capacity to wage these battles on behalf of all workers.
Members of our unions often live and work in the same communities. Some of us share the same employers. This alliance will build on those synergies, allowing us to take on strategic campaigns and win.
By forming this alliance, we agree to develop a closer relationship between our unions, to launch joint projects, and share information. In the coming months, we will evaluate areas of shared strength and identify opportunities to work together.
This agreement is a positive step for both our organizations, and we are excited about the future as we move ahead together. We believe this is a movement-building opportunity; let us seize it. We encourage each of you to get involved in strengthening our alliance and continuing our efforts on behalf of working people. Please initiate your own joint work in your communities.
We have a copy of the agreement here for your information.
In solidarity,
James C. Little
President, Transport Workers Union
Larry R. Cohen
President, Communication Workers of America