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Verizon is offshoring jobs, records say

Verizon has been moving call center work overseas, and IT jobs may be shifting as well.
A key issue raised by labor unions in their weeklong strike against Verizon is the offshoring of work. The unions say Verizon has plans to send more jobs overseas. Verizon isn't saying what it is doing in this respect, but there is a paper trail of documents filed by its employees that point to offshoring. Read more

Trump and Veterans

Check out this video of Union Veterans Council Director Will Fischer cutting through the rhetoric and lifting up where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump really stands when it comes to veterans. Read more

Judge's Final Order Confirms RTW Violates Wisconsin Constitution, State Seeks Stay Monday - 04-18-16

Scott Walker's anti-union administration could respond as soon as Monday after a Dane County judge finalized a formal legal order declaring the anti-union 'right to work' law unconstitutional. Judge William Faust says it violates the state constitution because it amounts to an illegal taking of services from unions. Read More...

Verizon Strike: Union Urges Public Not To Buy Verizon Products Until Strike Is Resolved

Nearly forty thousand Verizon workers are in the fifth day of a strike for a fair contract. For ten months the company continued to demand concessions as the workers sought to maintain what they have. Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have joined workers on the picket lines. None of the Republican presidential contenders support the striking workers. Read More...

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