Verizon tells workers who are late 11/4/08 they will be disciplined!!!

[Heather MC]

A guy called in to the Steve Harvey show from Freehold, NJ to say that if anyone is late for work today, Verizon told their employees they would be disciplined!!!
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[daninthemoon]

1. Fuckin fascist bosses. Is that company wide, or just one office?

[stray cat]

18. In NY the Verizon workers I know have a paid vacation day for the election

[DeepBlueDem]

2. I heard that too this morning.

F*** Verizon!

[grannylib]

3. Wow, some folks just never learn...thanks for letting me know NEVER

to sign up for Verizon service.
ON EDIT: Verizon has a big "VOTE" banner on their home page!
I'm calling their CS line to give 'em hell:1-888-214-4451

[AtomTan]

25. Whoah, hang on

No one you will get on the phone is going to be able to do anything about this policy. The front line reps like Customer Service AND their supervisors are the ones who are suffering from this. Don't make their day worse! Write directly to corporate.

[NotThisTime]

4. I'd take the discipline and use my constitutional right to vote....

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. My T-Mobile contract is up next month, and was looking at Verizon - NO MORE!! What a bunch of creeps

[DeepBlueDem]

10. im sticking with T-mobile too after this.

[Coexist]

13. you might consider CREDO, please

I am not a spokesperson or anything - they are just amazingly progressive. All calls on credo mobile phones during your states polling hours are free today, so people can phonebank. All calls to your reps in DC are free, check them out:

http://www.credomobile.com/mission/default.aspx

history‘It was the greed-is-good 1980s. Gordon Gekko, and all that,” says CREDO Mobile CEO Laura Scher. “A lot of my friends got out of college and headed straight to Wall Street. But I wanted something different - or rather, I wanted to make a difference.’
So the seed was planted.

A small band of idealists comes together to further the causes of human rights, women’s rights, peace, environmentalism and an entire progressive agenda. They have an idea about helping people spend in a socially responsible way, turning everyday purchases into automatic acts of generosity.

So they establish a company called Working Assets. It is 1985.

And then - long before “corporate social responsibility” is a buzzphrase - they develop an innovative long distance service where 1% of your charges goes to progressive nonprofits you vote on, your bill serves as a progressive newsletter and your phone company as a progressive lobby.

And something really clicks with consumers.

This Working Assets movement grows steadily over the next 23 years, providing steadily growing support for a wide range of progressive nonprofits, before taking the natural next step into mobile phones - along with a name that better reflects their current business: CREDO Mobile.

To date, the company and its members have donated more than $60 million to amazing groups - groups that members themselves help select - like Doctors without Borders, the ACLU, the Global Fund for Women, Greenpeace, Planned Parenthood, and more, while generating 5,652,914 letters, 15,785,829 emails and 932,992 calls to political and corporate decision-makers.

And though the name may have changed and the business evolved, the company’s philosophy and mission remain the same: to make it easy for passionate progressives to make a difference



http://www.credomobile.com/plan/default.aspx?entrycode=400401&KNC-GGL&ATT=GooDef

[AnotherMother4Peace]

14. Thanks - I'll research it.

[southpaw]

30. I've seriously considered CREDO

My concern is that their coverage is a little spotty in my area.

I currently have AT&T, and would love to switch to a progressive carrier like CREDO, but service in these parts (north Alabama hills) is pretty patchy, anyway.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

34. I'm in Southern CA - I'll check it out for these parts. nt

[grace0418]

6. I think that's illegal isn't it? I thought employers had to allow people to vote.

Maybe I'm wrong. Either way, what fucking assholes.

[RL3AO]

9. You have to be allowed time off work to vote

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Only if your work hours interfere with when polls are open

There has to be a two hour opportunity for you to vote. So if you work till 5 and the polls are open till 7, your employer doesn't have to give you time off to vote.

[PBS Poll-435]

7. Sadly, NJ is one of a few states that have no voter protection laws in that respect

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7733254&mesg_id=7733254

[SoxFan]

8. I think the IBEW and CWA might have a thing or two to say about that

[Suji to Seoul]

11. Disgusting if it's measured even handed between Obama and McCain voters

and reprehensible if done only because Obama might win big.

Either way, nothing like good business to put the buck before the country. Fuck Verizon!

[BeyondGeography]

12. Soulless dickheads

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

15. Sounds like Verizon needs a case of rampant "Blue Flu"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action#Categories_of_strikes

[stray cat]

16. Verizon workers I know all have the day off - because of election day

[DainBramaged]

20. Verizon is Union, not to sweat the small stuff

[williesgirl]

17. That's it - I'm cancelling my daughter's cell when contract expires. Dirt bags.

[ITsec]

19. All the more reason to crack down on Corporate Fascism. nt

[stray cat]

21. That doesn't fit with the day off Verizon workers I know get for election day

are we sure the guy is legit

[goodboy]

22. I was told my job would be in jeopardy in this email...>>>

Notice to All Employees of (NAME REMOVED)

As of November 5 , 2008, when President Obama is officially elected into
office, our company will instill a few new policies which are in keeping
with his new, inspiring issues of change and fairness:

1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales bonuses into a common pool
that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give
those of you who are underachieving a 'fair shake.'

2. All low level workers will be pooling their wages, including overtime,
into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst yourselves. This will help
those who are 'too busy for overtime' to reap the rewards from those who
have more spare time and can work extra hours.

3. All top management will now be referred to as 'the government.' We will
not participate in this 'pooling' experience because the law doesn't apply
to us.
4. The 'government' will give eloquent speeches to all employees every
week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard 'for the good of
all.'

5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it's
'good to spread the wealth.' Those of you who have underachieved will
finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had
success will feel more 'patriotic.'

6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don't
feel bad though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free
handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps , and he'll let
you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can't pay your
mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even
get a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn't all
Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?) !!!

If for any reason you are not hap py with the new policies, you may want to
rethink your vote on November 4th.

[Doremus]

28. Oh knock it off. That email's been making the rounds among the freeps. n/t

[treestar]

23. Bastards

But what'll happen if they have to discipline ALL of them!

They are morans as well as bastards.

[olkaz]

24. So like ANY OTHER DAY then?

Jesus christ. If you are worried you are going to be late, give your boss some notice.

Non-issue. It's called being a reponsible employee.

[dmallind]

26. This is not that unreasonable

By law (this may vary from state to state but has been pretty consistent in the states I have lived) companies have to give workers two hours to get to the polls (unless there is a four hour bloc when they are not working and the polls are open), but it has to be by prior arrangement and it can be when the company wants - so Verizon may be letting people off early or take long lunches (or of course they could be under different laws I haven't experienced in my six states).

Right or wrong there is no waiver for trying to vote before work and running out of time. It would be very disruptive and unfair if there was.

Of course the real solution is to make elections either a holiday or move them to a weekend (where weekend workers would need the same accommodations regular week workers have now, but there are fewer of them to accommodate).

[mac56]

27. Take this with copious grains of salt.

Verizon is union.

[stray cat]

29. I've heard the union benefits are quite good and election day is a paid holiday

[stray cat]

31. Sounds like someone is yanking someones chain - maybe another company

Verizon is union and at least in NY election day is off for Verizon employees perhaps with a few exceptions

[democrat2thecore]

33. Election Day should be a national holiday. -nt

[raw1261]

35. verizon fsc voting tactics

hello all i am the guy who called steve harvey this morning and yes it is correct that i was threatened with discipline action if i was late
i have written documents sent to me by mgmnt saying "there are no provisions being made for adjusting any tardies for voting"
now i live in PA and i work in freehold FSC and my tour was 11-8pm mind you if i dont get on rt 78 by 8:30am i am late
so i was in line at 6:30 of which was wrapped around the building 2x ... i am never late and for them not to even bend for such an important election is crazy. but thanks god i made it speeding involved. but yes this is no hoax it is totally true.