Solidarity Message - French Unions

Below is a solidarity message from Ralph Maly to the French Unions who held press conferences and informational pickets today protesting the Alcatel-Lucent Board's new plans and restructuring.

October 31^st Message of Solidarity from

CWA Vice President Ralph Maly

In Solidarity with all Alcatel-Lucent Workers

Brothers and Sisters,

In the United States October 31^st is a holiday called Halloween.  Children all over the country dress up like monsters and villains and go from house to house asking for treats.   Unfortunately for too many of their parents, the monsters and villains are real.  Alcatel-Lucent is one of those villains.  They bring hardship and destruction to families all over the world.

Just as you are fighting Alcatel-Lucent’s newest attacks on your members, here we continue to fight management’s attempts to eliminate their entire unionized workforce in the United States.  Just last week, they announced the closing of the LAST TWO Unionized manufacturing plants in the United States.  In every area of their business, from production to installation to their research facilities, their single minded goal is to become a Non-union Company.

The Communications Workers of America are with you in your struggle on this day and in the difficult days to come.  Together we will stand up to these “monsters” who are trying to steal the life-blood from our families and our Unions.

In Unity,

Ralph Maly, Vice President

CWA - Communications & Technologies