Mark Page

CWA 7270 congratulates Jon Jorgenson in his retirement at the end of May.  Jon has worked for Frontier for 45 years!  He has been working as the CO tech in Lakeville for a number of years and will be dearly missed.  A gathering took place last Thursday at Babes Sports Bar and Grill in Lakeville.  Many friends attended to help Jon celebrate.  We all wish Jon a happy retirement and best wishes in his future plans.  Thanks Jon for your service!!

Union Brothers and Sisters –

Here is a copy of the letter to the Minnesota PUC on April 14th, 2022 and read by our President Carson Turnquist.

CWA MNPUC virtual separation testimony April 2022 (Updated 04.13

To show solidarity, and to support our Bargaining Committee, show RED on Thursdays!!  Outside technicians should wear RED.  All union employees should change the color of their company email font to RED.  This is a LEGALLY PROTECTED COLLECTIVE ACTION and has been approved by CWA.   See the attached document for more details.

Our next local meeting will be Tuesday, May 3rd at 6:00pm.  We will be meeting at the VFW in Rosemount.  Our bargaining committee has been working hard to put together many proposals for our new contract.  Come to the meeting and find out the latest updates.  As always, your leadership team stands by to answer any questions and address your concerns.   Conference call for our southwestern folks to follow on Thursday night, May 5th at 6pm.

Dear Colleagues:

This is to remind you that the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year will close on April 30, 2022.

Attached you will find a copy of the Beirne Foundation scholarship rules, along with a copy of the poster that can be distributed to members and posted on the local websites.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years.  Eligible for the scholarships are CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members.

Applications will be available solely online for submission on the Foundation’s website at http://cwa-union.org/beirne-application.

Please follow this link at www.cwa-union.org/beirneposter for the poster that you can distribute to members and post on local websites to encourage participation.  Full program details can be found on the website.

This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals.  For those locals not yet participating in funding the Beirne scholarships, I urge you to do so.  Financial arrangements can be made to accommodate your local’s needs.

For more information and assistance, please call 202.434.1320.

In Unity,

Christopher M. Shelton
President