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Statement of Senator Obama on the Verizon Contract Resolution

August 11, 2008

Chicago, IL - Today Senator Obama made the following statement on the contract agreement between Verizon Communications Inc., Communications Workers of America, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

"I want to congratulate Verizon, CWA and IBEW for reaching an agreement that will provide tens of thousands of workers with the good pay, health care, and benefits they deserve. And I want to commend Verizon for recognizing the good work that union members can do for their company."

Barack Obama, Statement of Senator Obama on the Verizon Contract Resolution Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/291380

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