A Big Day In The Fight For Corporate Greed

Labor Day NYC photo by Dawn Sickles

On March 22, Verizon — one of the greediest companies in America — will be getting an earful from people all over the country.

For months, Verizon workers have been struggling for a fair contract. These workers just want a decent middle-class life. But as they’ve tried to protect health care, retirement and even benefits for job-related injuries, they’ve had to listen to Verizon claim it has no money for these basic protections.

Verizon workers have seen the company rake in billions of dollars in the past four years, and compensate top executives with $283 million. And it just keeps getting worse: Verizon recently tripled the compensation of its CEO, Lowell McAdam—from $7.2 million to $23.1 million A YEAR.

This treatment is unfair, insulting and wrong. That’s why, this week, those of us who’ve had enough of Verizon’s greed are coming together to rally and tell the company: It’s time to treat workers right and negotiate a fair contract now.

Click here to find a Thursday rally near you.

If you aren’t able to attend a rally, you can still lend your voice by sending a message to Lowell McAdam letting him know that it is time to recognize that the rest of Verizon’s workforce has also contributed to its profits and that these workers deserve a fair contract. Click here to send your message.

Union allies, clergy, academics, community leaders and more of us are making our voices heard all over America – in this fight and many others. Standing side by side, we can send a strong message to Verizon and CEO Lowell McAdam tomorrow: We’re not going to stand by as you take advantage of hard-working men and women and do your part to destroy the middle class.