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Here Come the Proxies
Verizon's proxy was filed on March 17, 2008. It should be arriving in the mail or to your e-mail shortly. Get voting recommendations and learn how to have the union deliver your proxy to Verizon.
Note: You may also receive a thick booklet dated Feb. 28 that looks like a proxy. It's actually a prospectus related to the sale of access lines in New England to Fairpoint. Verizon shareholders don't get to vote on that deal, so you needn't do anything with it.
And Now for Verizon's Next Trick . . . The Amazing Vanishing Jobs!
Verizon has been boasting to investors that it’s cut the wireline force by 7% in just two years. The jobs are disappearing, but the work isn’t. How does Verizon pull off this magic trick? By undermining our employment security. To learn more, download the flyer (PDF)
Union Campaign Wins $362 Million in New Commitments in FairPoint Deal
When Verizon proposed to sell access lines in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to FairPoint Communications, CWA and IBEW members sprang into action. The year-long “Stop the Sale” campaign sparked a critical debate on the public’s best interest in the sale, and what impact it would have on future economic development for the region.
Although regulators approved the sale on February 25, Verizon was forced to contribute $362 million in new commitments to the deal. CWA and IBEW also won major revisions that will improve the deal for customers and workers.
Early Verizon Talks Break Off Over Onerous Medical Proposal
On December 12, CWA Vice President Chris Shelton, District 1, officially notified Verizon that CWA was breaking off early negotiations on behalf of all CWA and IBEW teams.
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Tear Down the Wall!
Read Broken Promises from American Rights at Work. Since Verizon was formed in 2000, it has shirked its responsibilities as a public utility, pursuing a race-to-the-bottom, low-road business model that is detrimental to both employees and customers. This report reveals how Verizon uses this model to interfere with its employees’ rights to form unions, putting good jobs and quality service at risk.
Visit FreeChoiceAtVerizon.com to learn about management's union-busting campaign at Verizon Business
Learn how Verizon management has broken the law, again Tear Down the Wall!
Read Broken Promises from American Rights at Work. Since Verizon was formed in 2000, it has shirked its responsibilities as a public utility, pursuing a race-to-the-bottom, low-road business model that is detrimental to both employees and customers. This report reveals how Verizon uses this model to interfere with its employees’ rights to form unions, putting good jobs and quality service at risk.
Visit FreeChoiceAtVerizon.com to learn about management's union-busting campaign at Verizon Business
Learn how Verizon management has broken the law, again |
