Huge Boston Rally --VzB techs speak

GO TO THIS VIDEO! Kevin Leppman is joined by VzB techs on stage at huge Boston Rally on July 31.

Link to the YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUGPNtn9XXA

VZB Tech Kevin Leppmann:

"When I first joined the company more than 10 years ago, management assured us we didn't need a union because they were a different kind of company. They were right. They proceeded to buy up more than a hundred growing and thriving telecom firms, and turn them all into the single biggest bankruptcy in the history of the world. Thousands of jobs were lost, millions of dollars in life savings were wiped out, and a couple of executives went to jail.

"Then, after our emergence from bankruptcy and purchase by Verizon, we were once again told that ours was a brand new company, with a renewed commitment to its workforce. But as we saw our wages fall below industry standards, as we saw our health insurance premiums rise while our benefits were reduced, we realized this wasn't a new company at all. It was the same old company, with the same old plan to prop up corporate profits and management bonuses on the backs of the people who do the real work.

"Enough is enough. We deserve better. We need to tear down the wall, and unite all those who create real value for the company every single day. Thanks to all of you for supporting my co-workers in the fight for workers rights. Together, we can prevail."

Published on August 2, 2008