CWA Members and Retirees Protest at Verizon Annual Meeting.

 Workers delivered thousands of shareholder votes of "no confidence" in Verizon's top management and protested Verizon's divisive approach to managing employees at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. Prior to the meeting, union members and community supporters leafleted shareholders and top executives with a message of concern about the divisive direction that CEO Ivan Seidenberg is taking the company. Verizon's top executives have created an artificial wall separating its wireless and large business operations from wireline, which includes FiOS, too often resulting in dissatisfied or confused customers. Verizon workers are especially concerned about how management is aggressively interfering in the freedom of workers in the Verizon Wireless and Verizon Business segments to unite in the IBEW and CWA for the good jobs our communities need. 

Meanwhile, members of Local 1103 in New York joined  members across the country practicing picketing to support the members at the Shareholders Meeting.  Members are ready to fight for a fair and just contract and to allow workers at Verizon Wireless and Verizon Business to decide on union representation without intimidation.