Can You Smell Them Now? Striking Union Agrees Not To Drop, Spread Or Throw Fecesa

Really? Why in God's name do adults have to be court ordered not to throw feces? Is it any wonder that Verizon won't deal with these people. Would anyone of us deal with them?

45,000 working folks are fighting to save the American Dream right now—and It demonstrates the greed or the rich and corporations

Last year Verizon made $12 billion in profits,(1) got $1 billion in subsidies, and paid $0 in taxes.(2) But rather than sharing the profits with the working people who make the company successful, Verizon is demanding that their workers take pay and benefit cuts of $20,000 a year.(3) This is at the same time that their four top executives have pocketed over $258 million in the past four years.(4)

But these workers are fighting back with the only tool left in their arsenal. They're striking to keep Verizon from killing the American dream for middle class families.(5)

This strike gets right to the core of what we're fighting for: good jobs for working families. We need to show Verizon that the country is watching, and we're disgusted with their greed and mistreatment of the men and women who built their company.

When it comes to putting corporate bonuses over decent living wages, Verizon's behavior is unfortunately all too common. But because Verizon's workers are in a union, they have the means to fight back. But they need the help of Verizon's customers if they're going to shame Verizon into coming back to the negotiating table.

So make sure they hear you loud and clear. If we let Verizon know that their unfair treatment of workers is damaging the goodwill of potential customers, we can pressure them to come to the table and bargain in good faith.

Call 1-800-837-4966

Sources:

1. "The Artful Dodgers: Telecommunications and Technology," Public Campaign
http://www.publicampaign.org/reports/artfuldo...

2. "Verizon Pushes for $1 Billion in Concessions from Workers, While Receiving Nearly $1 Billion in Subsidies from Uncle Sam," Citizens for Tax Justice, August 8, 2011
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3. "Verizon workers hit picket lines from Mass. to Va.," ABC, August 8, 2011
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4. "Company Refuses to Bargain Seriously, Verizon Proposals Would Take Workers Back Decades," Communication Workers of America, August 7, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r...

5. "CWA Union, Verizon Appeal to Congress Amid 4th Day of Strike," Bloomberg Businessweek, August 10, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r...

What does throwing feces accomplish?

Mike wrote:

45,000 working folks are fighting to save the American Dream right now—and It demonstrates the greed or the rich and corporations...

How does throwing feces save the American Dream?

Would YOU support, hire, or promote someone who needs a court injunction to tell them how to behave if they worked for some other large company? Would you do business with such a person? I'm a former employee, 18 years, and I am disgusted at how the world views union members as people who claim to represent 'middle class America', and as representatives of the type of person who works for Verizon. Their aim is to hurt the company, and they are succeeding, but they hurt themselves more. They will GIVE Verizon a reason to lay them off when they lose customers. There's greed on BOTH sides of this strike. A shame you can't see that.