Thousands of Verizon Workers Rally for New Contract
Thousands of Verizon workers and supporters rallied at more 50 Verizon locations Thursday, urging the company to negotiate a fair contract, said a news release from the Communications Workers of America. Verizon and CWA, along with the International Brotherhood of…
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Electrical Workers (IBEW), have hit a stalemate in bargaining for a new contract (see 1508070029). Verizon continues to insist on outsourcing more jobs, increasing healthcare costs by thousands of dollars per person and slashing retirement security, CWA said. “We’re ready to bargain. But despite one billion a month in profits, Verizon still insists on everything from eliminating job security to taking away benefits from workers injured on the job,” said Dennis Trainor, vice president of CWA District One. Verizon is working to reach an agreement that's fair to employees, good for customers and positions its landline unit well, said a company spokesman. “We respect the rights of our employees to hold rallies, but we truly believe the best way to achieve a new contract is not on the street rallying, but at the negotiating table in serious and meaningful bargaining," he said. "We’ve had discussions with union leaders from both the CWA and IBEW this week and we stand ready to meet with them again.”