To date, 19 members of Congress, the governor of Maryland, and dozens of state legislators have sent letters calling on Verizon to negotiate in good faith. From Representative Barney Frank (MA-04):

“As a Verizon landline customer, I have no objection whatsoever to the fact that decent wages and working conditions for your employees are part of the bill I pay…. Both as a public official and as a consumer I reject the notion that America can only provide economic services for ourselves at the expense of fairness to working people.”

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CWA Defense Fund Will Protect Strikers and Families

Members recently received letters from Verizon announcing that it is canceling group benefit plans for striking workers. This is an action which employers often take in strike situations to try unsettle the resolve of the strikers.

At CWA, we have faced this issue many times in the past and always protected our members and their families so that no one is harmed as a result of management’s ruthless act. This will be true for this strike as well. You will be getting more information through your Local.