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Senator Sanders Makes a Surprise Stop at CWA Verizon Rally in Philadelphia

Last night, Senator Bernie Sanders joined CWA members rallying outside the Verizon building in Philadelphia. He called out the company for being more "concerned with compensation packages for CEOs than about the needs of hard working people who want nothing more than to be able to live in dignity and security and bring their kids up in a decent way."

"It is not acceptable to me that when workers form a union and negotiate for an entire year they can't yet get a contract. That's not what democracy is supposed to be about. That's what rotten labor law is about, and we're going to change that," Sanders said.

Read more at: http://www.cwa-union.org/news/senator-sanders-makes-surprise-stop-cwa-verizon-rally-in-philadelphia