Archive for the ‘CEO's’ Category

Dare to struggle! Dare to win! Let’s fight for the 6 hour day

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

I applaud the valiant effort of the workers who were on strike against Verizon, waging this decisive battle in this period of decaying capitalism.  We had the odds stacks against us: the multi-billions of the corporate class and their bought and paid for mouth pieces in the media. The bosses’ ...

Another lie from Verizon Bosses: One Network, Not Two

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Since the contract negotiations with CWA and IBEW unions started, the corporate mouthpieces from Verizon have been telling many lies as big as Paul Bunyan’s underwear, but the biggest whopper of all is that there are two different networks in the telecom industry, a “wireless” and a “wire line.”  In ...

The line must be drawn here! Redux!

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

This is a message to Lowell McAdam and the rest of the elite effete execs at Verizon.  Our day is dawning.  The working class will rise and you will be  crushed, then swept into the ash bin of history. As Captain Jean-Luc Picard says in the Star Trek the Next Generation ...

Class Struggle ignited by the Greed of the Verizon Bosses

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Blistering hot weather and fiery class struggle ignited by the greed of the Verizon bosses – hey that’s summer like it ought to be.  Whenever workers engage the rulers and corporate “elite” in a battle for their livelihood the sweet smell of solidarity rises in the air, and we can ...

Stand with Verizon workers

Monday, August 8th, 2011

New York Working Families Party is circulating a letter for people to sign to support striking Verizon workers.   To sign it click here. Despite record profits, Verizon is demanding unprecedented concessions and giveback from its workers. So today, 45,000 Verizon workers are now on strike to stop the attack on ...

Support IBEW and CWA workers in their battle to hold the line against corporate greed

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Here's a letter the wife of one of our union members posted on FaceBook. Dear Friends, My husband is one of the 45,000 unionized workers now ON STRIKE against VERIZON.  VERIZON is trying to dump pensions, gut health care benefits, eliminate job security and basically undo about 30 years of collective bargaining ...

We are “fighting against greed.”

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

At this morning's Unity at Verizon conference call, IBEW Local 827 President Bill Huber said that company's plan is to "break the union."   He said we have to fight the attacks on middle class jobs and that if we stick together, "We can and will prevail." Myles Calvey IBEW Local 2222 ...

Verizon Bosses You can’t Hide; The working Class is on Our Side

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Big shot CEO of Verizon, Lowell McAdam, sent the police and lackeys from Verizon security out to meet protesters from IBEW Local 827 when they dropped by to see him on Saturday morning.  The Mendham cops, who are obviously trained well by the millionaires who inhabit the town, would only ...

Verizon Workers are Ready to Rumble

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The Verizon bosses are getting scared.  Union workers, on the other hand,  are getting ready to rumble. With only a few days left before the contract with IBEW and CWA union members expires, Verizon brought out the heavy artillery (at least by wealthy suburban standards) to “protect” its posh corporate ...

Who will Benefit and be Hurt by the Budget /Debt Deal

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Good story from The Nation about who will benefit and be hurt by the budget /debt deal.  Guess what?  Workers and the poor are getting screwed, and the Masters of the Universe will get off scot-free. Congress (might) pass a debt deal [1] this week that would raise the debt ceiling ...