In This Issue
VZB Charged With Spying, Discrimination, and
Threats
The National Labor
Relations Board has issued formal complaints against VZB for
“interfering with, restraining and coercing employees in
the exercise of rights guaranteed in [federal
law].” Keep reading.
The Countdown Begins: 312 Days to
Expiration
We're getting ready!
August 2 began the one-year countdown to expiration of the
Verizon East contracts, which also have huge implications for
future Verizon West contracts. Keep reading.
Celebrating Labor Day, Building Our
Power
Over Labor Day weekend,
members fanned out across the country collecting pledges to
switch to a union wireless carrier and spreading the word about
our other concerns at Verizon. Keep reading.
Thousands Sign On to “Get Union
Wireless”
Thanks to efforts
like those over Labor Day, we've collected thousands of pledges
not to use Verizon Wireless until management ends its
union-busting. Current users of Verizon Wireless are pledging to
drop VZW when their contract ends and switch to union carrier
AT&T. Keep reading.
VZB Techs Challenge Company to Live Up to
Its Promises
Sixty-five VZB techs
signed a letter to VZB President John Killian and HR head Robert
Toohey grieving management's decision to hire a lot of outside
contractors. The techs also asked management to stop hiring
techs from the outside at similar or sometimes even higher rates
of pay than techs who have been with the company for
years. Keep reading.
Stop the Sale Update
The movement in all three Northern New England states
to oppose the proposed sale of Verizon to FairPoint keeps
growing. A recent opinion survey showed that after learning
specific details about FairPoint’s small size, fragile
finances, and plans to only provide outmoded DSL service, more
than 60% of the public thought the buyout was a “bad
idea” or a “very bad idea.” Keep reading.
Four Electrocution Deaths Prompt Electrical Safety
Agreement
Four Verizon technicians
and union brothers have been killed in electrocution accidents
over the last year and a half, and others have been seriously
injured.Because of a settlement pushed
by CWA after the electrocution death of a technician last year,
Verizon in Maryland will train members on a full array of
electrical safety and health issues. Keep reading. |
