Hanging Up on Verizon Wireless

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

"Verizon Wireless won’t allow their people to organize,” said Clyde Rucker of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) at last Friday’s noontime demonstration outside the L Street Verizon Wireless store. “They use intimidation tactics and when I worked there I was fired for organizing.” Over a dozen noontime protesters, including “Cingy” the DC Jobs with Justice cell phone mascot held “Stop Corporate Greed” signs and chanted “Tell Verizon’s CEO, union-busting’s got to go!” Added CWA’s Gale Evans, “Workers at this store need to be treated with the same rights to unionize at any store. My problem is the core company uses its revenue to make sure it stays non-union.”
- reported by Jenna Brooks