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The triangle symbolizes the
three major programs of the Union: representation, organizing, and
community/political action. None can stand alone. If the triangle is
broken on any side, sooner or later it will be broken on every side. CWA's
founding president, Joseph Beirne, called this the "triple threat."
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The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest
telecommunications Union in North America, it represents 630,000 workers
in public and private employment, including 500,000 workers building the
Information Highway. More than 1,200 chartered CWA local unions are
affiliated. Members work and live in some 10,000 communities in the U.S.
and Canada. CWA members are employed in telecommunications, printing and
media, public service, health care, cable television, general
manufacturing, electronics, gas and electric utilities, and other
fields. CWA holds over 1,000 collective bargaining agreements spelling
out wages, benefits, and working conditions for its members. Among major
employers of CWA members are Verizon, Cingular Wireless, AT&T, the
Regional Bell telephone companies (RBOC's), NBC, and ABC television
networks, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the state of New
Jersey, and leading newspapers.
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