VERIZON WIRELESS RETAIL STORE WORKERS IN BROOKLYN VOTE FOR CWA REPRESENTATION

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/verizon_wireless_retail_store_workers_in_brooklyn_vote_for_cwa_representati#.U3VPgfldUV4

May 14, 2014

New York –Today, retail store workers at six Verizon Wireless stores in Brooklyn, N.Y., voted for a union voice and representation by the Communications Workers of America. (*)

This vote is a huge victory for these workers and for thousands more across Verizon Wireless who want representation to address their issues on the job. For more than a decade, Verizon has done everything possible to prevent Wireless workers from joining 40,000 Verizon Communications workers and 80 Verizon Wireless technicians who have union representation.(*)

Today’s vote begins to break down that barrier and ensures representation to these retail stores workers. They also join more than 40,000 workers at AT&T Mobility who have organized without fear at their company for nearly two decades.(*)

Bianca Cunningham, who works at the Bensonhurst store, said, "we walked in the footsteps of our brothers and sisters who fought before us. We banded together in the face of adversity and combatted fear with hope. We look forward to Verizon Wireless workers stepping out of the shadows and joining the 40,000 strong in CWA who work at Verizon to continue to fight for the middle class. &quot *)

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