Through the 35 years, all you had to do was not be criminally beholden to the Communist Party and I would not have resigned.. But.. not one right leaning candidate so well. F you. I've not crossed yet.. but you pr_cks are on borrowed time. You created the division by killing the job security provision in 2003 for new hires and the 2011 no pension for new hires. There are two signators to a contract so you point to these two issues now blaming the company on the divide and conquer but you f wads did it yourselves. Oh right right.. you didn't think the lemmings would ever remember that. Go screw.
http://www.nrtw.org/en/press/2016/04/national-right-work-president-issues
National Right to Work President Issues Statement Offering Free Legal Aid to Verizon Workers Ordered to Strike by Union Bosses
Special Legal Notice informs workers that they have the right to remain on the job in spite of union boss ordered strikes
Springfield, VA (April 12, 2016) –The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued a special legal notice to the nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications Inc. workers who, according to reports, have been ordered by Communication Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union bosses to strike beginning April 13.
Mark Mix, President of the NRTW Foundation, issued the following statement:
"All too often union bosses initiate strikes to further their own power even if striking is not in the best interest of rank-and-file workers. Affected workers need to know that federal labor law is clear: any worker has the right to remain on the job during a strike if the business remains open. Further, all workers have the right to resign union membership and revoke their dues checkoff authorizations.
However, to protect their rights and prevent union officials from retaliating against them in the form of internal union discipline, workers must follow certain procedures. To help workers understand their workplace rights in a strike situation, the Foundation has posted a special notice for Verizon workers who have been ordered to strike.
Although workers have the right to continue working or return to work despite the union official-ordered strike, it is important that any worker who wishes to work during a strike resign his or her union membership before returning to work to avoid internal union discipline, including fines that have been as high as $50,000.
It is very important that affected workers understand their rights, and that they may turn to the Foundation for free legal aid if they encounter union boss resistance when trying to exercise those rights."
Also, workers who see or encounter violence on the picket lines should contact and report such incidents to the Foundation. Workers may contact the Foundation through its website www.NRTW.org or by calling the Foundation’s toll-free hotline: 1-800-336-3600. The Foundation’s special legal notice for Verizon workers may be found here.
Resignation letter
Date
Secretary-Treasurer
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
900 Seventh Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20001
Secretary-Treasurer
Your local union's address here
Dear Sirs:
Effective immediately, I resign from any membership obligation that I may have with CWA (or IBEW). I have learned that I am not required to be a member of any union as a condition of my employment, no matter what language is used in the collective bargaining agreement that governs my employment. NLRB v. General Motors Corp., 373 U.S. 734 (1963); Pattern Makers v. NLRB, 473 U.S. 95 (1985); California Saw notice of the calculation of that amount, verified by an independent certified public accountant; and notice of the procedure that you have adopted to hold my fees in an interest-bearing escrow account and give me an opportunity to challenge your calculation and have it reviewed by an impartial decision maker.
Accordingly, I also hereby notify you that I wish to authorize only the deduction of representation fees from my wages. If I am required to sign a new deduction authorization form to make that change, please provide me with the necessary form.
Please reply promptly to my request. Any further collection or expenditure of dues or fees from me made without the procedural safeguards required by law will violate my rights under the National Labor Relations Act and/or U.S. Constitution.
Also, please send me audited financial disclosures which explain and justify the chargeable vs. non-chargeable allocations for each level of the CWA (or IBEW) hierarchy.
Finally, this is a continuing objection, unless and until I inform you otherwise.
Sincerely yours,
"Address of your work location here"
Verizon Corp