Aug 23, 2012
Verizon Profits While Families Suffer
The judge who heard Leighton McGeachy’s unemployment case agreed: Verizon fired a man for no good reason.
Aug 23, 2012
Students and Workers Join Hands to Deliver a Message
Verizon Boardmember Neubauer must step up or go home!
Aug 20, 2012
ICYMI: One Customer’s Frustrations with Verizon Overseas Call Centers a Lens at Larger Problems
A letter published in this weekend's Washington Post highlights one customer's frustrations with Verizon in the aftermath of a major storm in the Washington, DC, area this summer. The letter follows on the heels of local reports detailing Verizon's mismanagement of restoring 9-1-1 emergency services, while Verizon technicians worked more than 12 hours a day to return those vital services to the northern Virginia communities in the aftermath of the storm.
Aug 16, 2012
Thousands of CWA Activists Stand Up to Verizon in Philly
Nearly 5,000 workers engulfed Verizon’s offices in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday morning, demanding that the company stop its assault on workers and bargain a fair contract.
Aug 16, 2012
DOJ Decision on Verizon-Big Cable Deal Destroys Competition, Jobs
This is the statement CWA issued today on the U.S. Justice Department’s decision approving the Verizon Wireless-Big Cable deal.
Aug 16, 2012
Fired Verizon Workers Speak Out
One year ago, Verizon unjustly fired 37 IBEW and CWA members after they went on a two-week strike. Today, they’re speaking out against the company’s trumped up charges.
Aug 15, 2012
Every Verizon Job, A Union Job!
Starting last week, as our bargaining teams continued to negotiate with the company around the clock at the offices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Verizon workers and our supporters across the country mobilized like never before to demand that the company come to the negotiating table to bargain fair contracts and good union jobs.
Aug 15, 2012
Stop the Verizon/Big Cable Deal!
You can help preserve competition, save jobs, and close the digital divide.
Aug 15, 2012
New Mediation Deadline Set for Wednesday
Since July 25, representatives from CWA, IBEW, and Verizon have met with federal mediators behind closed doors in Washington, DC, in an attempt to resolve contract negotiations going on for more than a year. A wave of support for workers has flooded Verizon corporate offices.
Aug 15, 2012
Thousands of Verizon Workers Rally in Philly
Nearly five thousand workers and supporters rallied at the Verizon offices in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday morning to demand a fair contract and good jobs at Verizon.
Aug 15, 2012
“No Contract, No Peace!”
About 175 people held a vigil at Verizon's offices in Irving, Texas, last Saturday while time for negotiating a new contract ran out.
Aug 15, 2012
Religious Leaders Decry Verizon’s Lack of Good Faith
The Clergy Community for Social and Economic Justice, an organization representing more than 2,000 faith communities in New York state took a public stand with Verizon employees by sending a letter to CEO Lowell McAdam on August 1.
Aug 9, 2012
Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen On Verizon-CWA-IBEW Labor Talks
The following statement was issued tonight by the Federal Mediation and Concillation Service
Aug 9, 2012
Stand Up to Verizon
Tens of thousands of workers will unite this Saturday in Philadelphia — the birthplace of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights — to demand economic freedom and opportunity for all.
Aug 9, 2012
Bargaining Update: Verizon Southwest
Mobilization has been building among members of CWA Local 6171 this week, as workers count down until the Aug. 11 expiration of their contract at Verizon Southwest.
Aug 9, 2012
Watch This Ad, Then Take Action
CWA is spreading the word that a deal between Verizon and the nation’s largest cable companies will kill thousands of jobs, raise prices for consumers and virtually guarantee that too many communities remain stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Aug 7, 2012
One Year Later, the Fight for Fairness Hits the Streets
Workers are marking one year since CWA and IBEW contracts with Verizon expired, and the fight for fairness continues. Activists are taking it to the streets. Every member must get involved in this struggle now. We must Stand Up to Verizon in what has become a fight for our future—and the future of every American worker.
Aug 7, 2012
Verizon Mobilization Week: August 6-11
This week sees workers, retirees, their families, and allies mobilizing on a massive scale. Each day actions are focused on a specific theme and group.
Aug 7, 2012
Bargaining Update: District 6
For CWA members of Local 6171, negotiations will reach a critical juncture this week when their contract expires August 11.
Aug 7, 2012
“If You’re Against Us, We’re Against You!”
A win in the war against the Verizon/Big Cable deal
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