Verizon Workers, Elected Officials To Rally at Call Center
Verizon workers will rally Thursday in front of a Nassau County, New York, call center that could be on the chopping block if Verizon management pushes through its contract proposals, a Communications Workers of America news release said. Joining the…
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Verizon employees will be New York Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D), Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D) and Long Beach Councilman Anthony Eramo (D). The CWA and the company are at odds over contract terms, and the union has been holding protests and other demonstrations against the telco (see 1509090048). A Verizon spokesman said, "Rather than doing the hard work needed to fully engage with the company and negotiate the meaningful contractual changes demanded by our challenging and transforming industry, the unions are using their time to orchestrate meaningless street rallies. This approach, by union leaders, is not conducive to getting an agreement, nor does it serve the interests of our customers or the approximately 37,000 union-represented employees who are still working without a contract. ... These rallies are starting to become old news -- the same, old misguided allegations, week after week."