Labor Board Charges Verizon With Unfair Labor Practices

[Omaha Steve]

Source: blog.aflcio.org

by James Parks, Sep 13, 2007

Two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional directors this week charged Verizon Business with “interfering with, restraining and coercing employees in the exercise of the rights” to join a union that are supposedly protected by federal labor law.



Verizon Business workers across the country are trying to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Electrical Workers (IBEW).

CWA President Larry Cohen says that for the Republican-dominated NLRB, which has a history of ruling against workers and unions, to issue such a complaint makes a strong statement:

“When this labor board, the most anti-union, pro-business board ever, cracks down on a major corporation like Verizon, it’s damning evidence that the pattern of behavior is truly egregious.”

Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/09/13/labor-board-charges-verizon-with-unfair-labor-practices/

[Joanne98]

1. Thankyou for your labor threads. K&R!

[LiberalFighter]

2. Maybe Verizon didn't comply with the WH data demand or not enough contributions?