Series III: Archived Websites, September 2007-ongoing
Extent
Scope and Content Note
This series contains websites created by District 1 of the Communications Workers of America and its locals. Websites mostly are focused on bargaining and strike campaigns within the union; news from members and the union; political activism; and safe staffing implementation at hospitals and nursing homes.
Arrangement
Arranged by date of crawl.
Accruals
New site crawls are accrued semiannually.
In 2020, accruals were increased to monthly.
Appraisal
Crawl was limited to domains and subdomains of http://district1.cwa-union.org/ and https://cwad1.org/in order to remain within the collection scope and data constraints.
Processing Information
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IH2MkKN8wtfguIRbeqbomNqVaw2jgws-/ and https://www.facebook.com/CWADistrict1/videos/3062527267112623/ were added to capture embedded files but digital objects were not added to ArchivesSpace.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Communications Workers of America, District 1
Scope and Contents
The earliest crawl of the Communications Workers of America, District 1 dates back to 2007 and focused mostly on news from the union, the CWA convention, and District 1's involvement in the CWA's Committee on Political Education, and the campaign to stop the sale of Verizon in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. Captures from 2009 and 2010 focus on bargaining updates with AT&T Mobility; healthcare reform; layoffs at Verizon; and a campaign against E-Z Pass which refused to acknowledge unionized workers at one of their call centers. In late 2010, the website underwent a redesign highlighting news from District 1; leadership; photos and videos from conventions and rallies; bargaining updates; and political activism and endorsements. From 2010-2016, District 1 focused on campaigns related to the sale of T-Mobile; unionization of agents at Piedmont Airlines; E-Z Pass workers in Staten Island; the New Jersey chapter; bargaining with Verizon; Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund; increased staffing for healthcare workers in hospitals and nursing homes; the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation; and the Take On Wall Street campaign to work on reforms beyond the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. In circa 2016-2017, the website was redesigned again. From 2016-2020, the website had a a focus on member benefits; bargaining with AT&T, AT&T Mobility, Verizon, and Catholic Health; CWA Strong national plan; videos and photos from rallies; press releases and other news; legislative-political coordinators; political endorsements; and COVID-19 resources.
In 2021, the union established a new domain and underwent a redesign. The new website contains news and press releases; their legislative agenda; political endorsements in New York and New Jersey; federal political action efforts; mobilization and bargaining efforts at Verizon, AT&T Mobility, and Catholic Health; COVID-19 pandemic updates and vaccine information; petitions; and the Red on Thursdays campaign.
District 1's web presence also includes the Safe Staffing website on implementing safe levels of healthcare workers to patients ratios at hospitals and nursing homes and the New Jersey unit website.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/http://district1.cwa-union.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://www.cwanj.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://cwad1.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://www.savenycallcenterjobs.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://cwasafestaffing.org/
Catholic Health Workers United
Historical Note
Catholic Health Workers United is the organizing and strike website for the Communication Workers of America District 1 Local 1133 related to the bargaining and strike in 2022. Bargaining with the Catholic Health began in 2021 and the strike began on October 1, 2021. They called for safe staffing levels, wage increases, preserving retirement benefits, and keeping healthcare costs low. On November 4, they agreed on a contract.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://www.safestaffingbuffalo.org/
Kaleida Health Workers United
Historical Note
Kaleida Health Workers United is the bargaining website for members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 (part of CWA District 1) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU). The local represents registered nurses, nurse practitioners, dietary workers, personal care attendants, professionals, technicians, service and maintenance workers at Kaleida Health hospitals and nursing homes in Western New York. Their contract expired in May 2022.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://www.kaleidaworkersunited.org/
Bird Union
Historical Note
The Bird Union, formerly Audubon for All, is a local union of the Communications Workers of America, that represents full-time and part-time employees of the National Audubon Society. The union was formed in March 2021 and certified by the National Labor Relations Board in September 2021. In 2022, the CWA, District 1 and the Bird Union launched a campaign to reinstate workers healthcare. In early 2023, the union changed its name to disavow John James Audubon, who was an enslaver and racist and called for the organization to change its name as well.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://www.birdunion.org/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/https://audubon-union.glitch.me/
