The CWA is acting as both the caller and the breaker of this strike. The union is asking us to maintain the picket lines while only offering a meager, taxable $300 per week. It's clear that the CWA does not want the strike to continue, as the strike fund also helps cover the National Union's overhead costs.
If CWA is serious about maintaining the picket lines, it needs to align with what other unions are doing. For example, the Teamsters pay five times what a member pays in monthly dues, and the UAW provides $500 a week. We call on the National Executive Board to increase the weekly strike benefit immediately if they expect the picket lines to hold strong. We need our weekly strike benefit to be doubled.