From the highest rungs of the corporate ladder, Verizon executives look down on us and see only numbers. From the comfort of their modern day thrones in the high rises of the big city, they hear only what their bean counters tell them. And from the luxury of their private jets and limousines, they believe their sole obligations are to their stock holders and their bottom lines.

Down here in the real world of middle America......

WE SEE what those numbers represent. We see our co-workers. We see law abiding citizens who work hard everyday to provide for their families and who have dreams for their children's futures. We see our neighbors: Soccer coaches, PTA moms, community volunteers. We see home-owners and tax-payers and the consumers our economy depends on. We see the people who put their change in charity jars and their checks in the church collection baskets. WE SEE OUR COMMUNITIES!

WE HEAR the relief in a customers voice when they finally get through to a live person. We hear the smile they can't help when they realize that live person actually lives and works in their region.
We here the sincerity in the customers "thank you" when we explain their absurd phone bill, install their fios or fix their home phone line.
We hear the dial tone that started it all. The dial tone that still serves as the lifeline for so many and that Verizon wants to wash its hand of because the profit margin is not big enough.

WE BELIEVE that a corporation has an obligation to their employees, to their communities and to their country. We believe that Corporate greed is destroying America. That the trend of outsourcing work and the constant chase for cheaper and cheaper labor is destroying the American middle class. That the huge gap between the "have's" and the "have nots" in this country today is the stuff that revolutions are made of. We believe that for this Company to say "let them pay for their own healthcare" is the historical equivalent of Marie Antoinette saying "let them eat cake".
We believe that Verizon is a Multi-Billion dollar corporation BECAUSE of their Union work force...NOT in spite of it!

WE KNOW that if we stand together in unity we will prevail. That we can be the voice of reason against the tyranny that threatens to destroy the very fabric of this country, and that our voices will be heard around the world as we fight for the rights of ALL Americans to a fair wage, quality healthcare and job security. We will not allow this corporation's gluttony to outsource OUR AMERICAN DREAM so that they can hoard every last slice of that American Pie for themselves.

Sincerely,
Christine Estabrook