City Council support of the striking Verizon workers

COUNCILLOR TOOMEY City of Cambridge O-11 Original Order IN CITY COUNCIL April 25, 2016 WHEREAS: It has come to the attention of the City Council that approximately 35,000 Verizon workers in the company’s landline and FIOS and Broadband divisions are currently on strike; and WHEREAS: Union representatives have indicated that the strike is in protest to the company’s decision to outsource 5,000 jobs outside of the United States, close call centers, and failure to sign a contract with the workers since August of 2015; and WHEREAS: Workers have also been required to travel far distances on short notice for long-term jobs which take workers away from their families for extended stretches; and WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council is supportive of the rights of workers; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record in support of the striking Verizon workers.