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Day 6 Report: Verizon Workers March for the 99%
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November 16, 2011
The march keeps growing, with 19 people now going the distance. The day's 17 miles finished with a rally in Tarrytown, near a Verizon Wireless authorized retailer.
CWA Verizon Members and Supporters Launch March to Washington, D.C.
Press Release
Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) will march from Verizon Chesapeake Complex in Silver Spring, MD to McPherson Square in Washington D.C., beginning Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Day 4 Report: Verizon Workers March for the 99%
News
November 13, 2011
Day 4 was another day of activism with the local Occupy movement, with marchers linking up with twenty young activists camping in downtown Poughkeepsie near the Bank of America.
Day 3 Report: Verizon Workers March for the 99%
News
November 12, 2011
The day - and 20 miles - flew by, say marchers, who started in Catskill and ended in Kingston. Once again, passing drivers honked their horns, with some stopping to offer encouragement and good wishes. Rallying with members of CWA Local 1120, local labor unions and community supporters, the marchers sent a message to Verizon Wireless.
Day 2 Report: Verizon Workers March for the 99%
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November 11, 2011
The soreness kicks in on day 2, say some marchers, but that didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm for the day. Amazingly, Occupy Hudson formed today, with its very first meeting and event: protesting Bank of America in Hudson. Chanting "Banks got Bailed Out! We got Sold Out!" outside the Hudson branch, 50 marchers, union supporters and Occupy Hudson members protested the giant bank's foreclosure practices and its role in the economic meltdown.