CWAers Tell Verizon: ‘Tear Down the Wall’

In leafleting and actions throughout Verizon territory, CWA locals and Verizon workers stepped up pressure on the company to "tear down the wall" Verizon is building to block union-represented workers from the jobs of the future.

Verizon wants to wall off tens of thousands of jobs at Verizon Business (the former MCI), keeping union members out and keeping wages and benefits down for non-union workers at the company.

In informational picketing outside garages, central offices and other facilities on Sept. 28, CWAers called on communities and residents to support the creation of quality jobs in their communities, not Verizon's tactics.

From New York City, where members of Local 1101 leafleted outside Verizon's West Street office, to Downey, Calif., just outside Los Angeles, where members of Local 9586 set up information picket lines outside the Verizon Provisioning Center, CWA members sent a message to Verizon to stop unionbusting and tear down the wall.

More information on the Verizon campaign is available at ga.cwa-union.org/verizon.