Verizon stabs American workers in the back

[silverweb]

I received the following email today and post it here for your information and action:

More than 75,000 workers at telecommunications giant Verizon are fighting for a contract to protect their jobs. The company has moved U.S. jobs overseas recently -- bragging this spring to The Wall Street Journal about work it outsourced to India, and last week trying to deny the boast to The Boston Globe. Workers at Verizon and their union want to keep jobs here in America -- even non-union jobs. They're asking people like you to speak out and let Verizon know how you feel about keeping jobs in this country.

During the past two years, more than 3 million private-sector jobs have been lost in America -- many of them were moved overseas as employers took advantage of new unfair trade schemes like those implemented through the World Trade Organization. The strength and unity of Verizon workers through their union has kept the company from cutting more U.S. jobs.

At the same time, corporate executives like Verizon's Ivan Seidenberg took home millions. Seidenberg's pay, stock and options take-away were worth more than $67 million last year. Over the past couple years, Verizon executives took home more then $400 million from the
company.

These outrageous executive pay practices are only matched by Verizon's demands of its workers. The company wants cuts in health care and benefits and it wants to cut or move jobs -- ripping apart families and communities that depend on those jobs. The company had more than $4 billion in profits last year.

Send your fax to Verizon by clicking this link. Already, hundreds of thousands are joining this fight. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/verizonjobs/w777gnzy5bjt


I don't belong to a union, but I don't have to be a member to be offended by the treasonous corporate thuggery that has taken over our country. I am outraged that this corporate piracy is allowed to take place and I am furious with the legislative whores who enable it.

Use the link to fax Verizon and tell them that we won't stand for any more, then join me in spreading the word to everyone we know.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[HEyHEY]

1. Hey verizon...can you hear me now?

I wish you could.....*@$%#*&^$#@

[silverweb]

2. Now send an email

... to EVERYONE YOU KNOW and tell them about it and tell them to pass it on!

:bounce:

[bluestateguy]

3. They need the employees to serve all those RIAA subpeonas

Otherwise they pile up on someone's desk. Oh well...

[PaDUer]

4. Cancel their phone

services, home and cellular.

[Delarage]

5. Switch to another carrier if you can

In some states, you can use Cavalier. I just switched because it's cheaper and Verizon annoys me.

Here's a link:

http://www.cavtel.com/residential/