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CWAers, members of other unions, and activists from Jobs with Justice and the Occupy movement sang carols about corporate greed outside the office of Verizon board member Rodney Slater.
Slater, who made $219,000 last year as a Verizon board director, helped the company’s top five executives get $258 million over the last four years.
The National Says We have much to loose.
Verizon is attempting to complete a partnership with its rivals that can destroy the very core of Unionized jobs and retiree benefits. Verizon has failed to provide information at this time to our bargaining committee on how this will hurt our jobs. Our National Union has told us that Active Members and Retirees alike have much to loose on this partnership.
The Thursday Union Hall call covered what this has done for our bargaining process. We have been informed that now more than ever in the sights of this threat we must mobilize and participate in each an every event for our jobs and our families.
Listen to the CWA National Union Hall Call: December 15, 2011
How Verizon Stole Christmas!
A few years ago, Verizon’s fiber build offered the promise of truly high-speed Internet and video competition. Now Verizon is abandoning that vision. Consumers looking forward to advanced FiOS and video competition will now have to make do with either cable or satellite service.
This latest move means that Verizon will depend less on its unionized workforce and rely more on the services of the low-wage, low-benefit cable companies and their contract labor. In all, not a good move for America. Read full story – Cable Deal Signed, below!
Cable Deal Signed, Verizon Pulls Out of FiOS Build Out – Speedmatters
Stand with Rep. Bishop’s Call Center Bill
Here’s a special CWA carol:
On the First Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: A few million for the CEO!
On the Second Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: A cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Third Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Fourth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Fifth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Sixth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Seventh Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Eighth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Ninth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dis-honest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Tenth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: More corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Less respect for workers, more corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me: Profits over people, less respect for workers, more corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!