n this week’s POWERcast, we report from a rally against Verizon and its union-busting ways - a perfect example of why the nation needs the Employee Free Choice Act. Hundreds of Steelworkers’ joined members of the CWA and IBEW to protest as the telecommunications giant held its annual shareholders’ meeting in Pittsburgh. Speakers include AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasure Richard Tumpka. We’ll also bring you a report from a Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony, where USW President Leo Gerard makes an eloquent argument for improved worker safety. CWA President Larry Cohen helps make the case against this week’s Creep of the Week, a pair of top-level managers who have made an exorbitant amount of money while blocking rank-and-file employees from bargaining for a better life. Listen
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