In response to the steward’s statement that management often retaliates against workers who ask questions during meetings, the foreman forcefully pointed his finger in the steward’s face and said, “you’re dead!!”  For emphasis, he said it twice.

It is an unfair labor practice to threaten stewards for acting on behalf of the membership and it is just plain wrong to use violent threats to threaten anyone in the workplace.  Verizon management is creating a “hostile work environment” for its employees in the Lynn garage and elsewhere.

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