Local 3 waited three years after the last contract expired, sabotaging the opportunity for joint industrial action during the Verizon strike. It only called a strike when Spectrum decided to stop payments into the IBEW pension fund, which the union executives consider a threat to their income and business opportunities.
(But union loves you, this is surely only coincidence.)
Communications Workers of America (CWA), the largest telecom union, which betrayed the six-week-long strike by nearly 40,000 Verizon workers last year. The CWA and the IBEW have blocked any unified struggle against the Verizon, AT&T and other firms even though these highly profitable corporate giants are waging a common war against the jobs, living standards and working conditions of workers throughout the industry.
(This is why union is useless in today's telecom market. No unity among unions against a common enemy.)
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, both Democrats, have shown themselves to be tools of Wall Street, but were given platforms at the September 16 rally in Brooklyn. Cuomo is remembered by state workers for threatening them with layoffs if they did not accept reduced pensions, a key issue in the Spectrum strike.
De Blasio announced “support” for Local 3 during an interview with the Spectrum-owned TV channel New York One. However, his real attitude toward workers was clearly revealed during the 2016 Verizon strike, when he enforced the injunction against the striking workers and sent city police to shepherd scab workers through the picket lines.
(Smoke and mirrors from all directions. You can only rely and trust in yourself. Although people like lando will die pro union. They will do everything to take like minded people with them believing in an ideology that no longer exist.)
I am telling you to look at the facts as they are. As bad as things may be, dont think for a second they can't be worse. Look beyond the delusions and blatant lies for the truth.