VWC Stands in Solidarity With Verizon Workers

Valentine's Day Action: You're Breaking Our Hearts
The struggle between Verizon workers and Verizon's multimillionaire CEOs continues! This Valentine's Day, people all over the country will be asking Verizon executives to "have a heart' by hand-delivering this letter to local corporate Verizon Wireless stores:
http://www.workerscenter.org/solidarity-verizon/valentinesday

If you live near South Burlington or in Rutland, please print out this letter and hand deliver them to the manager at your local store:
Staples Plaza, 825 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT
Green Mountain Plaza, 324B US Route 7 South, Rutland, VT

Please email avery@workerscenter.org to let us know that you've taken the Valentine's Day action (or if you have any questions).

Human Rights Day Rally:

Over 125 people rallied on December 10, 2011, International Human Rights Day, in Burlington, Vermont, to stand against corporate greed and stand in solidarity with workers all over the world. Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1400 Vice President and Vermont Workers' Center Member Mike O'Day took the "people's mic" to condemn Verizon Communications for its unfair treatment of 45,000 of its workers during the ongoing negotiations with CWA and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). While Verizon executives have been taking home $100 millions every year,the massively-profitable Verizon wants to cut starting pay, force retirees to pay up to $6,000 a year for healthcare they’ve already earned, make it easier to outsource jobs, and cut pensions.

In late December, the Vermont Workers' Center sent the above holiday greeting to "Verigreedy"s Chief Executives and Board Members, with love, from Vermont.

Watch the Human Rights Day Rally:

The CWA and the IBEW:
The CWA is one of the nation's larger private sector union. The attacks on this union by Verizon represent the ongoing assault by corporate America on labor in this country. CWA and IBEW members built the Verizon network and infrastructure, and now Verizon is dismiss the decades of work and fights for decent jobs!
http://www.cwalocal1400.org/
http://ibew2222.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Verizoncontract2011/

How You Can Help:
The Vermont Workers' Center is holding weekly leaflets and rallies in front of the South Burlington Verizon Wireless store. This community strategy, targeting the most profitable retail arm of Verizon Communications, has been very effective, and we need your ideas and energy to escalate the national campaign against Verizon corporate greed.

The National Campaign:
http://www.jwjblog.org/tag/verizon/

Leafleting and rallying happens every Wednesday afternoon (3:30 -5:30 pm in the winter) and Saturday (12:30 pm- 2:30 pm).

More information: Contact Avery Book at avery@workerscenter.org or 802-861-4892