WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Communications Workers of America issued the following news release: Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 6 announced that it has reached a contract extension agreement with AT&T Southwest in early contract negotiations. The term of this extension agreement will begin upon expiration of the current contract on April 11, 2021 and end at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on April 12, 2025. The four-year extension agreement covers 17,000 wireline employees in Arkansas,  more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The National Black Justice Coalition issued the following statement by Executive Director David J. Johns: Brayla Stone, a 17-year-old Black trans girl, was murdered in Sherwood, Arkansas near Little Rock on June 25. According to friends she enjoyed experimenting with music, some of which she uploaded to her personal YouTube channel. Her killer has yet to be identified and members of the media continue to deadname her--using the wrong pronouns and refusing to honor that Bray  more