In the News: Stewards Army Beats Verizon Scheme in Virginia

In a big victory for consumers in Virginia, efforts by CWA's Stewards Army have forced Verizon to drop its campaign to get the state legislature to end regulation of the sale of a telephone company.

CWA made it clear to lawmakers and the public that quality service was at stake without the necessary oversight. Testifying before regulators, CWA members cited numerous examples of Verizon's failure to maintain basic telephone service across the state while the company focuses instead on building its fiber optic Internet service, FiOS, in select areas.

District 2 staff, CWA locals throughout the state and the Virginia AFL-CIO are continuing to fight Verizon's attempt to end regulation of basic telephone service rates across the board for residential and business customers.