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CWAers Taking a Stand Today to Stop Verizon's Corporate Greed

CWAers are taking action at rallies across the Verizon East footprint today to fight for fairness in the workplace and to stop corporate greed. It is simply time for Verizon and Verizon Wireless to negotiate fair and just contracts that ensure good jobs.

While Verizon rakes in almost $1.5 billion each month in profits and its CEO makes over 200 times as much as the average Verizon employee, it is proposing increased healthcare costs, cutting retirement and job security, and taking away benefits from employees who were injured on the job. Management is also refusing to offer a fair deal to Verizon Wireless workers.

Just yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) authorized a federal complaint against Verizon for violating federal labor laws when it fired Bianca Cunningham in an attempt to silence Brooklyn Verizon Wireless workers. Cunningham led the effort to organize 65 Brooklyn Verizon Wireless workers.

"We're not going to stand by while Verizon tries to destroy good jobs," CWA Local 1104 President Tom Benedetto said. "They just want more and more. They even illegally fire people like Bianca who stand up for basic rights. It's corporate greed at its worst."

CWA Local 2204 Secretary-Treasurer Jodie Moore said active Verizon employees and retirees will hold rallies at Verizon Wireless stores to let the public know that Verizon workers are still fighting for a fair contract.

"We have some wireless stores that are organized in Brooklyn but most Verizon Wireless workers are non-union. We feel they deserve what we have. We all work for the same company and we need to fight together," Moore said.

More information and rally locations are available at standuptoverizon.com/nov19/.