Our State Membership meeting at the Lakeville Holiday Inn is scheduled for, Sunday, November 9th, 2025. Breakfast / brunch will begin at 9:30am with the membership meeting starting at 10:00am. Attendance is strongly recommended due to the introduction, discussion, and voting on Work Rule and By-Law changes. Your local Executive Board has been reviewing our local finances and we will be discussing and voting on some changes. Our contract ends on May 30th, 2026. The bargaining committee is interested in hearing from everyone on what they feel is most important and would like to see brought to the table with the company.
Announcements
DAVE EVANS PASSED AWAY
Dave Evans, retired Frontier technician and former CWA 7270 President, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025. He was 80 years old. Click on the following link for his obituary. Our sincere sympathies go out to his family.
BOB OLSON RETIRES
Bob Olson, technician out of Lakeville, Minnesota, retired after 46 years and 1 day of service. A party was held at Celt’s in Farmington on April 24th, to celebrate. Carson Turnquist and Janelle Schadt presented Bob with a gold watch from CWA 7270. I had the pleasure of speaking to Bob on the phone to congratulate him on all his years of service. He plans to do some traveling soon, including a fishing trip in Canada. Thanks again Bob! We wish you a happy retirement!!
CWA Meeting and Event Accessibility
From Claude Cummings Jr., CWA President.
The deadline for completing the CWA Accessibility Survey has been extended to Monday, March 31, 2025. If you have not yet completed the survey, we would love to have your perspective!
Click here to take the survey.
President Cummings’ original message about the survey is below.
Dear CWA Members and Retirees,
At the 2023 CWA Convention, you sent a powerful message by adopting Resolution #79A-23-08, “Ensuring Accessibility at CWA Meetings for All.” In response, we formed the CWA Accessibility Committee, made up of dedicated CWA members from the community, leadership and staff, to make this resolution a reality.
Now, we need your advice to help shape the future of accessibility at CWA meetings and events! The CWA Accessibility Survey is officially open, and your input is essential.
Who Should Take This Survey?
✅ Any member or retiree who requires accessibility support at CWA meetings and events.
✅ Any member or retiree who has attended CWA events and can share their experiences.
✅ Any member or retiree who has never attended a CWA event but would if accessibility were improved.
✅ Any member or retiree who has insights or advice on making CWA events more accessible!
Your feedback will directly influence real change! The Accessibility Committee will carefully review survey responses and use them to develop recommendations that will be presented at the 2025 CWA Convention and shared across CWA.
Take Action Today!
⏳ Complete the survey by March 25, 2025
🔗 Survey Link: cwa.org/access
You may receive this request from multiple sources—please fill it out only once and feel free to share it with fellow CWA members. The more advice we get, the stronger our impact!
Together, we can move forward in unity and accessibility. Thank you for being part of this important effort—please take the CWA Accessibility Survey today!
In Unity,
Claude Cummings Jr.
President
2025 AFL-CIO SCHOLARSHIPS
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is proud to have scholarships available for union members and their dependents. Check out the following link for more information. https://www.mnaflcio.org/about/scholarships-awards