Dear CWA e-Activist,

Once again, NYS phone companies are trying to worm their way out of providing affordable, high-quality telephone service for all New Yorkers.  In less than three weeks, on April 11th, Governor Pataki’s Public Service Commission may vote to weaken service standards and raise prices, giving Verizon, Frontier, and other phone companies permission to slash jobs and reduce service quality.

We can stop them, with your help.

On March 15 we scored a significant -- but temporary -- victory when CWA, along with consumer and community groups, forced the Public Service Commission (PSC) to postpone its effort to roll back rules that protect telecommunications workers and customers.

We cannot stop here.

On April 11th, the PSC plans to try again to gut service standards.  But Assemblymember Brodsky and Senators Tom Morahan and Nick Spano have introduced a bill to stop the PSC and protect our jobs. 

Click here to tell your state legislators to support this legislation.  Then, please spread the word among your co-workers.  This is a battle we can win if we mobilize.

In Unity,

Chris Shelton
Vice President
CWA District 1