TCGunion-CWA

Hello Everyone -- We have an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Please read the statement below. We are so proud of what we have accomplished as a union. Thank you to everyone who has stood in solidarity with us over the years!

Today we ratified a closing agreement with eBay/TCGplayer with a unanimous vote. After several intensive days of bargaining, sustained pressure from your boycott, and the solidarity of our members, we were able to win a substantially improved severance package for TCGplayer workers.

This package includes:
- 20 weeks severance pay with an additional $2.50/hr above current wages for everyone within the bargaining unit, more than double what we were originally offered
- 6 months of COBRA medical coverage paid for by the company
- 7 months of continued mental health benefits
- $1,250 ratification bonus for everyone in the bargaining unit

This severance agreement makes sure that our members will land firmly on their feet as we all move forward. We are so grateful for the support the TCG community has shown us, and we would not have made it this far without you all. Thank you for standing with us in solidarity and being such great allies in our fight.

In this time of extreme inequality, it is more important than ever for the working class to organize. TCGunion-CWA built collective power for hundreds of workers in Syracuse, joining together to fight for fair treatment for all. We fought back against a multi-billion dollar corporation, changing our understanding of the power we wield, and we will carry that with us forever.

eBay could only beat our union by closing down the entire Authentication Center and leaving town. We live in a time of unchecked corporate power, and still we brought them to the table again and again. From Syracuse to Louisville, workers everywhere deserve rights, respect, and dignity on the job. As long as we don’t stop fighting for it, we will win.

In solidarity,
TCGunion-CWA

Happy May Day from TCGunion-CWA! We’re standing in solidarity this year to fight for one of our core contract demands: livable, fair wages. profits while workers suffer- it’s the same old story of corporate greed. But we know that workers have the power, together.✊

We’re out flyering today in NYC at eBay board member and Microsoft EVP Aparna Chennapragada’s event with CWA Local 1104 and . For as long as and delay, refuse to pass proposals, and stall bargaining, will continue to fight. ✊

Photos from our Rally for Living Wages yesterday! Thank you to the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, Citizen Action of New York, Central NY Working Families Party, and everyone who came out in support! And thank you Ray Trudell for the photos as always!