Installation repair technicians at Comcast in Fairfield, N.J. recently elected to be represented by the Electrical Workers Local 827. According to the AFL-CIO blog,
Union leaders say this latest win will likely have a ripple effect, setting a precedent for future efforts. IBEW Telecommunications Director Martha Pultar said this victory is a good sign for more than a dozen other ongoing Comcast campaigns from New England to Washington and Oregon.
To all Comcast workers,
I say stand up and applaud the workers in New Jersey for taking that first step against one of the corporate giants. Lets face it, contracts are needed now more than ever in order to protect your investment in your company. In the world we live in, nobody is going to give you anything unless you legally bargain for it, and you can’t bargain unless you unionize. you send your kids to school expecting them to get a quality education, the teachers are union members. You dial 911 in an emergency & the police show up within minutes(thanks union member). Your in the hospital in excruciating pain in the middle of the night, so you press the button to get more medicine for pain. The nurse shows up within seconds(thanks union member). You put your kids on a plane to fly across the country praying the pilot keeps them safe(thanks union member). Wake up Americans! It’s time to get our respect back!