Archive for the ‘unions’ Category
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Here's the latest article from Labor Notes
Verizon Cuts Off Strikers’ Health Care, as Service Outages Rise
Noisy picket lines are turning away customers at Verizon’s wireless stores as the largest strike in the country weathered a rainy second week. Some service was disrupted throughout the Northeast though the ...
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Here's a story from Labor Notes
Mischa Gaus
August 11, 2011
Verizon’s strike in the Northeast is into Day Five, and big picket lines are turning away customers at Verizon’s wireless stores.
Injunctions could threaten one of the union’s most effective tactics, mass picketing at stores. But another—mobile picketing—is causing havoc for ...
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Since the contract negotiations with CWA and IBEW unions started, the corporate mouthpieces from Verizon have been telling many lies as big as Paul Bunyan’s underwear, but the biggest whopper of all is that there are two different networks in the telecom industry, a “wireless†and a “wire line.â€Â In ...
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
I doubt this effete elite blue blood wimp will show up, but let's all stop by anyway. I have to admit a candlelight vigil is pretty lame, but what can you expect from AFL-CIO leadership. Here's the info from AFL-CIO
All of us need to stand together and stand strong ...
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
New Yorkers tax dollars should not go towards union busting or corrupt contracts!
Picket and Protest: August 17 @5pm.
Outside of the hearing at Murry Bergtraum High School.
Details below.
On Wednesday, August 17, the Department of Education's Panel for Education Policy will vote on whether to approve a $120 million ...
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Blistering hot weather and fiery class struggle ignited by the greed of the Verizon bosses – hey that’s summer like it ought to be. Whenever workers engage the rulers and corporate “elite†in a battle for their livelihood the sweet smell of solidarity rises in the air, and we can ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Check out Billy Bragg singing, There is Power in a Union
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ddngGdsCf8[/youtube]
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
New York Working Families Party is circulating a letter for people to sign to support striking Verizon workers. Â To sign it click here.
Despite record profits, Verizon is demanding unprecedented concessions and giveback from its workers. So today, 45,000 Verizon workers are now on strike to stop the attack on ...
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Sunday, August 7th, 2011
Here's a letter the wife of one of our union members posted on FaceBook.
Dear Friends,
My husband is one of the 45,000 unionized workers now ON STRIKE against VERIZON. VERIZON is trying to dump pensions, gut health care benefits, eliminate job security and basically undo about 30 years of collective bargaining ...
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Sunday, August 7th, 2011
A Verizon tech and member of IBEW Local 827 was struck by the mirror of a boss's truck on the picket line earlier today. He is in the hospital with a neck injury. When we find out more info we will post it. Until then, if you pray, keep him ...
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