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CWA, IBEW Reach Agreement on Bargaining with Verizon; Members to Return to Work Tuesday, August 23
Press Release
Members of CWA and IBEW at Verizon Communications will return to work on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at which time the contract will be back in force for an indefinite period. We have reached agreement with Verizon on how bargaining will proceed and how it will be restructured. The major issues remain to be discussed, but overall, issues now are focused and narrowed.
CWA: Verizon's Cuts are Bad for Workers, Bad for the Economy
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Verizon is still demanding cuts in compensation of $20,000 per worker per year. Read more.
CWA Petition Drive Against Verizon Greed Tops 100,000
Press Release
In just one week, more than 100,000 people have called on Verizon chief executive officer Lowell McAdam to get serious about bargaining and to stop trying to push Verizon workers out of the middle class.
CWA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Verizon
Press Release
Washington, D.C. ? August 12, 2011 ? The Communications Workers of America has filed unfair labor practice charges against Verizon Communications for labor law violations in contract negotiations covering Verizon, Verizon Wireless and VCSI workers. The charges, filed with National Labor Relations Board offices in New York and Baltimore, make the case that Verizon has refused to bargain in good faith with CWA.
Our Unions Do Not Condone Violence in Any Form
CWA-IBEW Joint Statement Opposing All Violence and Illegal Actions