Washington, D.C. - With Labor Day weekend approaching, few storylines offer such a sharp contrast between corporate greed and the original intention of this national holiday as the ongoing saga of American Airlines and its pursuit of an anti-worker agenda.
The Communications Workers of America has a message for Democrats and Republicans: ?Bringing good jobs back is the beginning of an economic recovery.? CWA is airing the 30 second television ad on the Current TV network starting tonight during coverage of the Republican National Convention. The ad also will run during Current TV coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
A letter published in this weekend's Washington Post highlights one customer's frustrations with Verizon in the aftermath of a major storm in the Washington, DC, area this summer. The letter follows on the heels of local reports detailing Verizon's mismanagement of restoring 9-1-1 emergency services, while Verizon technicians worked more than 12 hours a day to return those vital services to the northern Virginia communities in the aftermath of the storm.
