If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union Representative or Steward be present at this meeting. Until my Representative arrives, I choose not to participate in this discussion
Statement from the Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union (PPSWU)
to CWA Members, Trade Unionists, and Solidarity Activists in the United States
July, 2025
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We send you warm greetings from Palestine and deep appreciation for your continued solidarity. On behalf of the Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union – Communication Workers Union-Palestine (PPSWU), we thank the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and all unionists and solidarity activists across the United States for standing with the Palestinian people in these critical times.
Traveling from Palestine is not only difficult — it is dangerous. But we come with urgency and purpose, to share the truth: our people are enduring an ongoing genocide in Gaza, brutal ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and a system of apartheid and settler-colonialism that has lasted for over 75 years.
Despite this, Palestinian trade unions continue their vital work. We organize under siege. We protect workers’ rights in the face of violence. We raise our voices for dignity and freedom, even as we are targeted, displaced, and silenced.
We call on our comrades in CWA and the wider US labor movement to act decisively to help end complicity with Israel’s crimes. This includes:
• Pressuring institutions and pension funds to divest from corporations that support or profit from Israel’s military and occupation apparatus
• Supporting the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) as a peaceful and effective means to hold Israel accountable under international law
• Demanding a comprehensive arms embargo to stop the flow of weapons, spare parts, and dualuse items used in attacks on Palestinian civilians
This is not only a matter of foreign policy — it is a matter of workers' rights, human dignity, and global justice. When Palestinian workers are attacked, displaced, or killed, the international labor movement must respond with clarity and conviction.
We thank you for your courage and solidarity. Together, we can build a world rooted in freedom, equality, and justice for all.
In solidarity,
International Solidarity and Workers’ Education Office.
Rove Pest Control Bargaining update – Report #40 6/24/25
Since the majority of the bargaining unit is now part of the bargaining meetings and/or writing proposals that we submit to the company, we have gotten away from regular bargaining reports.
There was nothing notable to report outside the DECERTIFIICATION DEFEAT until now. Here’s how the company prepped for the NLRB election:
-Hired new workers into the customer service call center in hopes they would vote out the Union.
-The one original NO vote for the union was the person nearly exclusively doing all new hire training.
-One pro-union worker, was transferred into the call center, had an active unrelated lawsuit against Rove… as part of the settlement agreement, the pro-union worker had to resign.
-Allowed three new hires to come to work whenever they wanted. They were not made to be on a fixed schedule like the rest of the bargaining unit.
-Management asked new hires about their coworkers who didn’t sign the decertification petition. (upper management denies knowledge of this illegal action)
-Laid off the one new hire who refused to sign the decertification petition
The company was in disbelief when the Union was certified 3 to 1 with 2 ballots not marked. The Union was once again certified. Subsequently, the flexible schedules afforded to the new hires prior to the vote were revoked, and the workers ended up quitting.
We are approaching the end of our 19th month of bargaining. We have moved to only meeting once per week with the company as the exchange of proposals has decreased.
Yesterday the company hit the bargaining unit workers and Union Leadership with a gut punch. The company sold off the majority of its business, 4 states, and nearly all of the workers to another pest control company.
The only workers remaining at Rove are the MN Call Center workers, the sales person, and pest control technicians who service customers in Arizona.
CWA 7250 will be entering into effects bargaining over these changes starting next week, and we will continue to bargain our first contract at Rove Pest Control as we enter into our 20th month of bargaining.
We finally reached a TA on wages and differentials, moving the company to regular and reliable wage increases for the bargaining unit (though modest), with the potential for more substantial bonuses based on performance and skill acquisition.
We look forward to making additional progress and finally reaching a tentative agreement in the near future.
