CWA Wells Fargo Members Host Rally to Spur Bargaining

Last week, members of Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU-CWA) joined union allies including the North Carolina AFL-CIO, UNITE Here!, and SEIU 32BJ in Charlotte, N.C., to demand a fair union contract for workers. Bargaining is currently underway at 29 locations, but management has stalled negotiations.

Following the rally, workers delivered a signed petition to Wells Fargo management calling out the company for their delays at the bargaining table. WFWU-CWA members have been in bargaining with Wells Fargo for nearly two years.

"If Wells Fargo management is serious about protecting its workers and customers, they will come to the bargaining table and settle members' contracts currently in bargaining at 29 branches across the country," said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. "So long as workers feel like their jobs are in danger, they will stay quiet and the system will continue to work against its own workers and customers."

In response to the bank's aggressive anti-union tactics, including intimidation and illegal termination of union members, CWA has filed over 60 unfair labor practice charges against the bank with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

At a rally for members of Wells Fargo Workers United-CWA members in Charlotte, N.C., (left to right) North Carolina AFL-CIO President Braxton Winston, CWA President Claude Cummings Jr., and CWA Human Rights Committee Senior Campaign Lead Timmia Wiley marched with members and allies to deliver a signed banner petition calling on management to get serious about a fair contract.