In This Issue
"We Won't Back Down" Rallies in New York &
California
Thousands of telephone
workers rallied on June 28 to protest Verizon's proposed sale of
its northern New England network and repeated efforts to stop
employees from forming a union. Keep reading.
Verizon Tries -- and Fails -- to Shut Us
Up
Looks like Verizon wants to stop
us from pointing out all the problems that selling off
its Northern New England lines would cause.
Keep reading.
Burlington, VT, Rallies to "Stop The
Sale"
Hundreds of Verizon workers
and supporters rallied against the sale of Verizon's landlines
to FairPoint Communications. Keep reading.
Verizon Business Techs Set Their
Priorities
Even though management
is stonewalling their efforts to gain recognition, VZ Business
techs continue to unite for better pay and benefits. In a show
of optimism about eventually winning the right to collective
bargaining, techs filled out contract surveys similar to what
unionized workers do before bargaining. Keep reading.
Wall Street
Agrees That Fairpoint's Finances Are
Shaky
Morgan Stanley, a major Wall Street
investment firm, put out a report raising major concerns about
Verizon's proposed sale of its New England lines to FairPoint
Communications. Keep reading. |
