Cablevision Rally January 16, 2012. Click the photo to view the photo gallery.

Unlawful action by company follows history of anti-worker activity, settlement of NLRB charges and refusal to offer workers a fair contract

Today, 23 Brooklyn Cablevision workers were illegally fired after attempting to discuss the lack of good-faith bargaining by the company with their management and expressing support for their bargaining committee – protected activities by federal law. The Communications Workers of America, which the workers voted to join a year ago, condemned the firings as an illegal and outrageous attack on  the company’s hard-working employees.  Last week, CWA had filed unfair labor practice charges alleging bad-faith bargaining by Cablevision-Optimum.

“Over the last year, Cablevision-Optimum has demonstrated it not only lacks respect for its Brooklyn employees who have chosen to stand up for their rights as workers, but also for federal labor laws and the entire borough of Brooklyn,” said Chris Shelton, Vice President of CWA District 1. “Cablevision has illegally failed to negotiate in good faith with its Brooklyn workers, illegally intimidated workers in other boroughs, and today brazenly violated federal law by firing workers for protected activity.  By singling out 23 leaders who were ready to work by terminating them, Cablevision is trying to take New York City back to the bad days when workers were openly exploited and mistreated by abusive corporations.”

Full Story: CWA Condems Cablevision-Optimum for firing workers