First Branch in Georgia Calls for Union Vote!

First Branch in Georgia Calls For Union Vote!

Right before closing their branch for the day on Monday, the team at the Cartersville Branch located at 499 E Main Street in Cartersville, Georgia delivered their signed letter to their branch manager announcing that the team was nearly unanimous in calling for a union vote. The letter formally requests Wells Fargo management to voluntarily recognize their union at the branch and triggered our CWA union attorneys filing the paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to schedule a union vote. The NLRB is a federal government agency and officiates union elections which are conducted through secret ballots to ensure they are fair. We expect the election will be scheduled to take place in about four weeks. In the meantime, let's make sure to stand strong and united to welcome the Cartersville team into our union family. Reach out to them and let them know we are united and have their backs.

Are you interested in learning how the Cartersville team prepared to call for a union vote? Find out by attending one of our upcoming Union 101 Classes. Click below to find the class that fits your schedule and register to receive a link to a confidential training session run by one of our experienced union organizers.

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Union members crash Wells Fargo-sponsored Killers concert to win over customer support

Did you miss our first ever livestream on TikTok last week? Union members crashed a concert sponsored by Wells Fargo exclusively for its credit card holders that featured the band, The Killers.  Andy King, who led the organizing of his branch in Casper, Wyoming hosted our TikTok Live and talked to Wells Fargo credit card holders attending concert. 

Also, we want to give a big shout out to thank Lisa Markegard, President of CWA Local Union 7200 in the Twin Cities who showed up to support Wells Fargo workers in our fight to win a first union contract! Lisa also brought CWA members who work at AT&T, Activision Blizzard and at other shops to join our action.

One of the effective ways we get the word out about our growing union movement is through our various social media channels. We've got TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, YouTube, Facebook Page, and a private Facebook Group. Check out whichever channel works best for you and help us get the word out. And if you want help keeping track of it all, bookmark our a LinkTree where you can find all of our socials online.

We're also forming a social media organizing committee. If creating content is your jam, let us know by emailing us at [email protected] and we'll let you know how you can help. 

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Wells Fargo in the News

Wells Fargo lays off nearly 200 people in Winston-Salem, NC, Charlotte Observer, June 30, 2025

Wells Fargo laying off 159 more people in Des Moines, IA, ABC Channel 5, June 2025

Union Contract Negotiations Expand Nationally

Yes, staff cuts hurt! But when we lose our fear, they lose their power! These are our refrains in our contract negotiations and why we are expanding bargaining to every union location. But this doesn't mean we aren't still one union fighting for one contract. We are sticking together. If you are at a union location, make sure to attend our biweekly national mobilization meetings. Email us at [email protected] if you need more information.

You can find more detailed bargaining updates on our website.

Bargaining Updates

NEW: Join our Tech Workers Justice Caucus

Are you a tech or operations worker at Wells Fargo concerned about job security, shipping your job overseas, staff cuts, more work with no more pay or recognition, or unreasonable deadlines for projects? Then support our new Tech Workers Justice Caucus by taking our new poll. It only takes a few minutes to share what your main concerns are and how you would like to improve your working conditions at Wells Fargo. If software engineers at Microsoft can form a union, why can't we?

Please take our poll, join our caucus and talk to a coworker you trust about getting involved.

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Question of the Week

Question: If we want to form a union, when do we have to start paying dues?

Answer: Union members do not start paying dues until AFTER they vote to ratify their first union contract. So first you vote to form a union, then you select your bargaining committee and sit down with management to negotiate the changes you want to make to your terms and conditions of work (i.e., pay, benefits, staffing, scheduling, basically anything that affects your day-to-day experience at work), then a majority of the union members must vote to approve any agreement that has been negotiated with management. Yes, this will take some time to convince management that they need to make changes. But they are legally obligated to bargain in good faith, so they can't just say 'no' to everything. Only then do you begin paying dues. At CWA, dues is generally 1.3% of wages. So for every $100 you earn, you would pay $1.30 in dues. But by then, you'll know what is in your contract and if you've achieved the improvements to make it worth it. It's your choice.

But the real question is, why pay dues at all? If you want a strong organization that can take on your boss and make sure you have a true voice at work without fear of retaliation, then the answer is you'll want the necessary resources to achieve your goals. It's kind of like the difference between being able to afford a good attorney and not being able to afford one at all. And since CWA is a large, national labor union, members can share the costs needed to have each other's back by paying a modest amount in dues.

We will bring you the Top #WFunion updates each week. If you have additional questions or ideas for future newsletter stories, please email us at [email protected]. 

Are you ready to stand with us and make positive change at Wells Fargo?  Email us at [email protected] today!