Do you think that corporate greed has gotten out of control? Here is your chance to take a stand against corporate greed in a way that can make a difference. There is a greedy corporation that right now is trying to take away its workers' benefits and job security. Let's all back up the workers and stop this, and show people how it's done.
Verizon is a $100 billion-plus company, paying billions in dividends, paying some top executives as much as $50,000 a day, and now in the kind of corporate greed-grab we are so familiar with is asking its workers to take a big hit. Just because they can. Sound familiar? Want to do something about it?
Last week Verizon's workers scored a big victory for the economy and the middle class. 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike against the company's corporate greed and forced the giant company to back off. Now they are at the bargaining table not just for themselves but to set an example for all of us, for our wages and benefits. We can help them by showing our support, and showing up to back them up. This is about us as much as it is about them and you can help support them.
If this sounds familiar it is because this is what all of us are facing now. This is a chance for all of us to take a stand against this destructive and unsustainable corporate greed that Verizon and other giant corporations — and corporate funded politicians like Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin — think is the way of the future.
How You Can Help
Join with Verizon's workers and with Jobs With Justice to help fight back:
- Adopt a store! To adopt a store, report your activity (very important so the unions know what supporters are doing), and download this flyer go to:https://www.jwj.org/verizon
- To locate a store near you, go to: https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/storelocator/index.jsp
- Leaflet: Download the flyer, print it and hand it out.
- To send a message of solidarity to the workers, go to: https://www.cwa-union.org/verizonsolidarity
Read this too: We Need To Get Active To Recover The Economy And Middle Class
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