2025 PHEW Conference

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The 2025 PHEW CWA Conference will take place in Denver, CO, June 5-8. Our theme this year is PHEW for the Many. Our objective is to walk away from the Conference united with a program of action to grow and mobilize our union to strengthen our sector, CWA as a whole, and win for the working class. Register for the Conference here. Registration will close on Monday, May 12.

The Conference is especially good for Local Presidents and elected leaders, key staff, emerging leaders and Committee chairs, and activists.

Logistics

Plan to arrive on Thursday, June 5. Official programming will run all day on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7. Departures are best planned for Sunday, June 8. The Conference will be at the Hyatt Regency - Denver. You can register for the hotel block here. Light breakfast and refreshments will be provided, as well as a closing banquet dinner. 

Our program

Plenary sessions will include remarks and updates from CWA leadership, key struggles across the sector, and major allies. We’ll hear about our pathbreaking campaign to expand public sector collective bargaining in Colorado, and our successful fight against anti-public sector union laws in Florida. Workshops will include: 

  • Organizing - growing your Local membership by identifying areas for strategic organizing and member accretion 
  • Mobilizing - developing broad-based campaigns that unite members in coalitions to win transformative demands 
  • Bargaining - implementing strategic, comprehensive bargaining campaigns and mobilizations to maximize our leverage at the bargaining table 
  • Politics - strengthening your Local’s political program by training leaders, developing mobilization plans, and preparing for 2026’s make-or-break elections
  • Pensions - organizing Retired Members Councils and mobilizing to protect our pensions 
  • Plus sectoral/industry breakouts for higher ed, state workers, municipal workers, and more

 

There will also be plenty of time for fellowship, networking, and hospitality, including a closing banquet dinner and reception.