'The 12 Days of Verizon'

 

CWAers, members of other unions, and activists from Jobs with Justice and the Occupy movement sang carols about corporate greed outside the office of Verizon board member Rodney Slater. Slater, who made $219,000 last year as a Verizon board director, helped the company's top five executives get $258 million over the last four years.

For your local's holiday parties, here's a special CWA carol:

On the First Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

A few million for the CEO!

On the Second Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

A cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Third Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Fourth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Fifth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Seventh Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Eighth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Ninth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dis-honest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Tenth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

More corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Less respect for workers, more corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Verizon gave to me:

Profits over people, less respect for workers, more corporate greed, less health insurance, dividends for stockholders, cutting our pensions, billions in profits, OUT-SOURCING JOBS, unfairly fired workers, dishonest bargaining, a cut in starting pay, and a few million for the CEO!