Worker, Verizon in flap over flagwaving

Boston Herald ^ | February 7, 2008 | Jay Fitzgerald

[UncleHambone]

U.S. and Massachusetts flags that flew with state National Guard troops over in Afghanistan are now at the center of an ongoing labor dispute between Verizon and a union trying to organize workers.

Terry Skiest, a Verizon employee and Massachusetts Air National Guard member, said his Acton supervisor ordered that two flags be removed last fall from the outside of his office cubicle and hung less prominently inside his work station.

[UncleHambone]

Shame on Verizon, and shame on anyone who would be offended by a display of the U.S. flag.

[squidly]

Well, you can’t decorate the “public” areas of your workplace any old way you want to.

[Doogle]

...used to be the old Bell system would cringe at any public relations snafu. Now with all the mergers and deals made between telcoms, they hold tight till it all blows over.
We’ll have to watch how they handle this......

[vavavah]

retired Bell and CWA member....Spvsr asked flag to be placed in cube...no problem.Its Verizons Bldg and he is lucky they allow it in his cube.We were allowed any thing we wanted in our trucks but no other personal displays on the out side other than the American Flag....

[vavavah]

PS Guys probably a typical Bell head with a crappy attitude and is one of the reasons most jobs a re out sourced at the RBOC’s..flame away but IMOP the CWA ruined the telco...Plus he probably makes 60 G’s doing something a hi schooler could do and is lucky he hasnt been out sourced

[svcw]

I do not get that it is the flag but that he hung it the out side of his cubie.

[DJ MacWoW]

Well, you can’t decorate the “public” areas of your workplace any old way you want to.

Our flag is not a decoration.

[WOBBLY BOB]

but the union hall probably has an Osama/Che poster.

[vavavah]

you can bet yer ass on that

[vavavah]

It is with in the confines of an office bldg.....They allowed it in his cube,hes lucky.....He pushed the issue and wined to the CWA.

[steve86]

I used to hang things on other people’s cubicles as a joke. They never did figure out who was doing it.

[DJ MacWoW]

The American flag is not and never has been a mere decoration. This man may have hung it in an inappropriate spot but it is not a mere decoration in any instance.

[UncleHambone]

Just to be clear, if he wasn’t a union member would it be ok to display the flag on his cubicle?

[vavavah]

back in the kitchen

[DJ MacWoW]

Excuse me?

[vavavah]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This dec·o·ra·tion /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dek-uh-rey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance. 2. the act of decorating. 3. interior decoration. 4. a badge, medal, etc., conferred and worn as a mark of honor: a decoration for bravery.

[DJ MacWoW]

Drivel. The flag is a symbol of freedom, NOT an adornment or embellishment. It may be simple adornment to you. To some of us, it means much more than decoration.

[vavavah]

Was your Dad less a limb from Hickham?You been fired on in Nam?You have a sib off’ed in Nam?You have a bro launch planes from USS Kennedy?You got a nephew sit’en in the door of an AC130?
Save it Grammie

[vavavah]

PS you suck

[bmwcyle]

A union shop strikes again.