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Video: Verizon strike solidarity in Georgia
News
August 16, 2011
Members of CWA District 3 demonstrate outside an Verizon Wireless store in Atlanta, GA.
Health Care Benefits: FAQ for Verizon Workers on Strike
News
August 16, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions about Health Care Benefits
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.
Moment of Silence for Brother Gerry Horgan, noon on Monday, August 15
News
August 14, 2011
Local 1103 Chief Steward Gerry Horgan was run down on the picket line and taken away from his family and friends 22 years ago on August 15, 1989. Local 1103 invites all CWA members to join us in Valhalla, NY, for our annual wreathlaying ceremony to pay tribute to his sacrifice, or by taking a moment of silence at 12:00 pm wherever you may be.
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.