Unionized Tower Workers Plan Rally at Verizon Meeting
Wireless tower workers represented by the Communication Workers of America’s Tower Climbers Union plan a rally Thursday outside Verizon’s shareholder meeting in Salt Lake City, CWA said Tuesday. The tower climbers will “call out the telecom giant for shirking responsibility…
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for increasing worker injuries, and even deaths,” CWA said. Verizon didn’t comment. The tower technicians “will be joined by CWA leaders, allies and elected officials from across the state, as they demand a meeting with Verizon executives to discuss their rights on the job and the need for improved working conditions and safety standards,” CWA said. The tower workers unionized a year ago.