D.C. Nonprofit CWAers Strike for First Contract

Earlier this month, CWA members at Washington, D.C., nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) walked off the job in a daylong strike over stalled first contract negotiations. The members formed the AAJCollective under The Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035) in 2024 and have been in bargaining for a year and a half.

AAJCollective members engaged in the strike action over proposed language from management that would cap annual salary increases at 3 percent, with most employees receiving raises of less than 2.5 percent per year. Despite concessions by the union on a number of issues, management has proven intractable on the issue of adequate pay, while at the same time spending more than $800,000 on external consultants in 2024 alone, alongside continued promotions and expansion of executive leadership.

Members are standing together to make one thing clear: a contract that falls short of fair and sustainable terms is unacceptable.

You can help your union siblings fight for a fair contract by sending a letter to AAJC management or by sharing Instagram posts from the AAJCollective.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.