AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

December 7, 2015

For the past two weeks, CWA has been at the table with Verizon, aggressively bargaining with this greedy corporation in a good faith effort to get a contract. CWA has continually moved on their proposals. Verizon, on the other hand has refused to reciprocate. There has been literally little or no movement from the company off their egregious demands.

They want everything! Your pension, accident disability, sickness disability, job security and increased medical premiums to name a few. They also want the ability to contract out your work!

I am asking each and every member to tell your supervisor now that “You want Verizon to get to the table and starting bargaining”. Don’t wait for anyone else to do it. Do it for yourself. This is getting real serious, real fast. We will not bargain like this. CWA will have no choice but to strike!

Mobilization activities need to be brought to the next level. If you have not volunteered, do it NOW! We all need to do everything we can while we are still getting paid, to avoid doing it while we are not! EVERY MEMBER CONTACT YOUR STEWARD IMMEDIATELY AND ASK THEM WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP!

In Solidarity,

Frank J Fauci Jr.

President, CWA Local 1120