Honoring Our Members This Labor Day!
Dear Sisters and Brothers of CWA Local 1109,
This Labor Day weekend we honor you — the men and women of labor, the people who make this country the most powerful economic force the world has ever known. You build the bridges, transport the goods, deliver the packages, educate our youth, care for the sick, and help keep the world communicating at the speed of light. Everything that is accomplished starts with labor — for that you are honored and appreciated.
Let us never forget the struggles and sacrifices that brought us these hard-won gains. Teach your children about the people who fought for what so many take for granted: weekend and holiday pay, decent hourly wages, benefits, safety regulations and protections, and the right to organize and have a voice in the workplace. These gains did not come without a fight.
CWA Local 1109 will continue to fight for our rights on and off the job. We will organize the unorganized so every worker has a voice. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with workers no matter the field or the job — workers united can never be defeated.
Today, unions and workers face renewed scrutiny and pressure. Tech giants and corporations too often put stock price and quarterly earnings above the safety and quality of life of working people. As those attacks intensify, I ask our rank and file to reflect on who we are as a union and as workers: where we were, where we are now, and what we must do together to push back. No matter your industry — union or nonunion, blue collar or white collar — the people of labor must stand as one. When we are united, we are strong.
Remember: nothing was ever given to us. Everything we have was fought for. No boss or company is doing us any favors — without our labor there are no companies, no quarterly earnings, and no stocks to trade. Never let anyone make you believe otherwise.
Now is the time to turn back the clock on attacks against working people: reorganize the organized, educate our youth, and rebuild a nation that respects a hard day’s work and the values of the labor movement. Our time is now.
God bless you all, and thank you for all you do. Enjoy your well-deserved day of honor.
In solidarity,
Joe Iorio, President
and your entire Local 1109
Executive Board and Staff