Media Advisory for Saturday, July 26



    NEW YORK, July 25 /EMWNews/ -- A mass rally outside

Verizon Communications headquarters on Saturday, July 26 will bring

thousands of Verizon workers and supporters to lower Manhattan, pressing

Verizon to negotiate a fair contract. CWA President Larry Cohen, Vice

Presidents Chris Shelton, District 1; Ron Collins, District 2 and Ed

Mooney, District 13, among other speakers, will join the call for fairness

for Verizon workers.



    Contract negotiations between the Communications Workers of America and

the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Verizon are

continuing; the contract covering 60,000 workers expires at 12:01 am, Aug.

3.



    CWA members from New England to Virginia will join the rally, traveling

to show their support for the union bargaining team's determination to

achieve workers' goals of quality jobs and quality benefits.



    What: Rally to support a fair contract at Verizon



    When and Where: Saturday, July 26, at 1 pm, 140 West Street, lower

Manhattan.