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CWAers Confronted by Armed Verizon Security and Swat Team in the Philippines

Over the course of a four-day visit to the Philippines this week, four representatives of Communications Workers of America who are on strike discovered that the extent to which Verizon is offshoring work is far beyond what has previously been reported and what the company publicly has claimed. Verizon is offshoring customer service calls to numerous call centers in the Philippines, where workers are paid just $1.78 an hour and forced to work overtime without compensation.

CWAers Confronted by Armed Verizon Security and Swat Team in the Philippines

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CWAers Tell Legislators in Albany: Safe Staffing Can't Wait!

CWA members from Locals 1168 and 1133 were joined by our sisters and brothers from NYSNA, NYSUT, PEF, 1199SEIU, and the NY State Wide Senior Action Council to tell Albany legislators: Patient safety can't wait and urge them to pass the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act this session.

CWAers Tell Legislators in Albany: Safe Staffing Can't Wait!

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Verizon Shareholders to Vote for Change of Course as Investor and Customer Concerns Grow

Days before Verizon?s annual shareholder meeting, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced today that Verizon workers, who also hold an estimated $1.3 billion in the company?s stock, will vote for a series of shareholder proposals to improve the company?s corporate governance. Verizon workers, who have been on strike since April 13, are saying the company?s short-sighted decision-making is hurting Verizon?s shareholders, customers and long-term viability.

Verizon Shareholders to Vote for Change of Course as Investor and Customer Concerns Grow

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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 53
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Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 53

Your Bargaining Team met with the company in Rye this afternoon for approximately 2 1/2 hours. We made some compromise proposals in a number of areas, designed to kick-start the bargaining process. One of these proposals included a plan that would give the company greater flexibility in routing customer service calls, while at the same time limiting the amount of contracting out of that work overall.

Verizon Regional Bargaining Report # 53