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Support Grows for Striking Verizon Workers’ Fight for Middle-Class Jobs

by Mike Hall, Aug 15, 2011

The huge crowd outside the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday wasn’t there for a basketball game or concert. They cam to tell Verizon to stop its attack on middle-class jobs
The Verizon Center demonstration and dozens and dozens of other actions at Verizon worksites and Verizon Wireless stores are part of the growing support for the 45,000 Communications Worker of America (CWA) and Electrical Worker (IBEW) members forced on strike by Verizon Aug. 6.
The company, with $32.5 billion in revenue in the past three years, is demanding $1 billion in concessions from workers which amounts to $20,000 per Verizon worker per year. While talks resumed last week, those demands remain on the table. Says CWA Communications Director Candice Johnson:

If wealthy companies like Verizon can continue to cut working families’ pay and benefits, we will never have an economic recovery in this country. This is a fight for all middle-class working families.

Rest of story here: http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/08/15/support-grows-for-striking-verizon-workers-fight-for-middle-class-jobs/