In 1989, along with many of our Union brothers and sisters across the country, CWA was on strike against Bell Atlantic.\u00a0 This strike was successful, providing the language, which assured us, all the work in the outside plant associated with the fiber network.\u00a0 It was a long, 18-day strike, but we stood strong, and we still enjoy many of the protections that we achieved during that strike.\u00a0 The Company looks at a strike as business as usual, and in a very impersonal manner, but this is our livelihood, and it affects us; not just us, but our families as well.\u00a0 A strike is never easy, and it is always our last resort to protect our future.<\/p>\n
One of our members walking the picket line was E. Gerald Horgan, Chief Steward, CWA Local 1103.\u00a0 On August 15, 1989, a Thursday morning, Gerry Horgan was killed.\u00a0 His death was a result from injuries he sustained when he was run down by a “scab” as he walked picket duty.\u00a0 The driver of the vehicle which killed him was a manager’s daughter, who was working as a “scab” during the strike.<\/p>\n
In the CWA’s long storied history, he is the only member to be killed on a picket line.<\/p>\n
The idea started small; we asked all of our members to wear red on Thursdays to remind the Company of the blood they had spilled, and to show support for our fallen brother, and it quickly spread nationwide as a sign of solidarity.\u00a0 Wearing red is a simple, but effective way to show the Company that we stand together as a Union.\u00a0 We all have personal lives and beliefs, but in the workplace, every member needs to share the same goals:\u00a0 better wages, benefits, job security, and respect in the workplace.<\/p>\n
No company that we represent can take away the wages and benefits that we have fought so hard to achieve when we stand together.\u00a0 Our solidarity will make these companies prosperous and provide good jobs for generations to come, but only when we stand united.<\/p>\n
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR RED EVERY THURSDAY! In 1989, along with many of our Union brothers and sisters across the country, CWA was on strike against Bell Atlantic.\u00a0 This strike was successful, providing the language, which assured us, all the work in the outside plant associated with the fiber network.\u00a0 It was a long, 18-day strike, but we stood strong, and we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-815","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2203,"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815\/revisions\/2203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cwa6139.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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