CWA Director of Research Testifies Before Congress

In April, CWA Director of Research Nell Geiser testified before Congressional Education and Workforce Committee Democrats about the degradation of job quality driven by corporate greed and the role of collective bargaining in reversing this downward spiral. The committee hearing was titled “Falling Behind: Workers in the Trump Economy.”

Geiser discussed worker exploitation in various CWA sectors, including telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and media. She spoke about how corporations are using artificial intelligence to further squeeze and surveil workers, harming the quality of service workers can provide.

“Studies show that collective bargaining counterbalances employer market power, leveling the labor market playing field so that profits are distributed more fairly to workers,” said Geiser. “Through economic power, workers can also negotiate job security protections and limits on outsourcing.”

During exchanges with members of Congress, Geiser emphasized the need for workers to stand together against CEOs and oligarchs, stating, “If we’re organized and have the right villains in our sights, together we can change the balance of power.”

Click here to watch the entire committee hearing.

 
Pictured from left to right: Representative Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Kate Bahn, CWA Director of Research Nell Geiser, Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Director of Race and Economic Justice at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Algernon Austin, and Representative Mark Desaulnier (D-Ca.).

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.